Issue date: 14/03/2008
Denomination: €0.31

On the 21st of September 1608, the University of Oviedo started teaching Law, Canons and Theology. It was founded by archbishop Fernando Valdés Salas who left it written in his will that this university be founded. Fernando Valdés had been chairman of the Council of Castille, archbishop of Seville and general inquisitor during the reigns of Charles I and Philip II. Moved by his cultural and humanistic interests, he had previously founded the Recoletas School for orphan girls and the San Gregorio school for teaching boys grammar and Latin.

Issue date: 12/03/2008
Denomination: €0.31

Lifesaving and cleaning of maritime waters and the fight against pollution, control of registration and flags flown by civil vessels, as well as the regulation of their dispatch, assistance, rescue, tugging, discoveries and maritime extractions, planning and control of maritime traffic, registration and control of civil maritime personnel are some of the tasks performed by maritime rescue (Salvamento Marítimo).

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