University of Catania Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Italy
The university was founded by King Alfonso V of Aragon (who was also King Alfonso I of Sicily) on 19 October 1434. A charter was granted after two royal councillors (Adamo Asmundo and Battista Platamone) convinced the king to accept the founding of a “Studium Generale” in Catania, with the papal recognition arriving ten years later from Pope … Read more