Overview
The Segovia Academy of Artillery is a military academic institution of Spain founded on May 16, 1764 as the Royal College of Artillery in the Alcázar of Segovia, in the times of King Charles III at the initiative of Félix Gazzola, its first director. It is the oldest military academy in the world in operation. The Academy is intended for the teaching of training, studies of perfection and training in Simulators, for the ranks of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Troop of the General Staff of Arms (CGE.) of the Spanish Army, in the specialties of Field Artillery and Anti-Aircraft Artillery.