Colegio Mayor de Santiago el Zebedeo

It was later known as the Colegio de los Irlandeses (College of the Irish) because the Colegio de San Patricio (College of St. Patrick), was founded in 1592, at the request of King Philip II, to house the students of Ireland who came to Salamanca due to the English persecution of Catholics in their homeland.

The Irish students left in 1936 with the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and the building was requisitioned by General Franco.

With the opening of seminaries in Ireland, there was less need of the facility in Salamanca, which was in poor repair.

For over 360 years, until it closed in 1952, the college welcomed generations of young Irish trainee priests.

In summer the concerts and theatrical performances under the cultural program "Las Noches del Fonseca", sponsored by the University and the Town are celebrated in its courtyard.