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Cadiz University History

Cadiz University, commonly referred to as UCA, is a public university located in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, known for its curricula of medicine and marine sciences. Established in 1979, it has the Latin motto Non Plus Ultra. The origins of the University lie with the "Colegio de Pilotos de Los Mares de Levante y Poniente" in the 15th century. Its Faculty of Medicine traces its foundation to the Royal Naval College of Surgery in 1748, which was Europe's first school to combine medicine and surgery.