The Recovery of San Vicente Hill
The protohistoric settlement of San Vicente was discovered in 1949 following the construction of the Nª Sra. de Guadalupe university college of the Pontifical University of Salamanca, which was recently demolished. Archaeological investigations have been carried out since 1990, at the behest of the Regional Ministry of Culture of the Junta de Castilla y León and the Illustrious City Council of Salamanca, leading to the approval of the San Vicente Hill Special Plan in 1997. Its implementation has allowed for the recovery of the historic urban layout and the acquisition for public ownership of most of the plots affected by the most significant archaeological remains, guaranteeing their protection and public enjoyment.
In this regard, the execution of the Project for the Protection of the Remains of the Former San Vicente Convent's Layout, promoted by the Illustrious City Council of Salamanca, has involved the construction of a museographic space over the cloister area of the former San Vicente Convent in Salamanca, the demolition of the Nª Sra. de Guadalupe university residence hall, and the excavation of a 400 m2 space located in the central core of the primitive protohistoric settlement for its enhancement and public display, laying the groundwork for an interpretation center at the original settlement of the city of Salamanca.
In this regard, the execution of the Project for the Protection of the Remains of the Former San Vicente Convent's Layout, promoted by the Illustrious City Council of Salamanca, has involved the construction of a museographic space over the cloister area of the former San Vicente Convent in Salamanca, the demolition of the Nª Sra. de Guadalupe university residence hall, and the excavation of a 400 m2 space located in the central core of the primitive protohistoric settlement for its enhancement and public display, laying the groundwork for an interpretation center at the original settlement of the city of Salamanca.