The city had hosted the Council of Basel from 1431 to 1447, and, in 1460, a university was founded, which eventually would attract many notable thinkers, such as Erasmus or Paracelsus.
A cidade albergou o Concilio de Basilea de 1431 a 1447 e, en 1460, fundouse a Universidade de Basilea que atraería a moitos pensadores notábeis, como Erasmo ou Paracelso.