The presence of Christopher Columbus in the University of Salamanca in order to explain his theory of the roundness of the Earth was not the only thing that united the discovery of America with that institution, when the genoese visited it, already had almost three centuries of prestige.
The arrival in the New World was that many years after, 444 to be exact, met at the elite academic, but also military-political in the auditorium of the University. There, in the framework of the Day of the Race, he delivered fiery speeches in which they emphasised the hispanic heritage at the time bemoaned the particularities of basque and Catalan.
Then rector of the University, the bilbao Miguel de Unamuno, to whom their origin is never obstó to be one of the most learned defenders of the Spanish language, took the word and expressed lofty displeasure with respect to what had been pointed out to you. It ignites the tempers of general Millán Astray, who cry: "Die Intelligence", and his well-known harangue "Living Death". Unamuno rejected harshly. Notes that it is not surprising that an invalid of the war, as is the general look multiply the mutilated around, but that does not believe that it is thinking of the good of Spain. He says that the necrófila exaltation of Millán Astray is equivalent to saying "Die life", and espeta his famous and prophetic "you will win, but not convenceréis", claiming that the first thing I would be easy for the strength that they enjoyed; but the latter would require you to assist the right, thing they lacked.
Have some versions that it was the Millán Astray the one who asked to Unamuno to take the arm of the wife of Francisco Franco, in the interest of opt-out attack. What is unquestionable is that the rector, that there was declared high priest of that intelligence to the general vituperaba, left taken from the arm of the lady and was detained at his home, which did not come out until his death, after a couple of months. the
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