After the Mexican War of Independence it was renamed the University of Mexico. When Mexican liberals were in power at intervals in the nineteenth century, it was closed, since liberals sought to put education in the hands of the state rather than the Roman Catholic Church. Its first closure was in 1833, when Valentín Gómez Farías implemented liberal policies. When Antonio López de Santa Anna returned to power, the university was reopened. It was finally abolished in 1865 during the Second Mexican Empire by Maximilian I of Mexico.[2][3] Scattered institutions, including secularized successors of its faculties of law and medicine, other secular colleges founded by liberals on the model of the French grandes ecoles, and religious establishments outside Mexico City, continued without interruption.
In 1910, during the regime of Porfirio Díaz, Justo Sierra merged and expanded Mexico City's decentralized colleges of higher education, founding the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). UNAM is a public university and considered the institutional heir of the earlier original University of Mexico, but under state rather than church control.
The university was organized by five faculties: Theology, Laws, Fees, Medicine, and Arts. The principal subjects or chairs (in Spanish, cátedras) were Prima and Vísperas, due to the initial class being in the morning and the second in the evening. The university granted different degrees such as bachiller, licenciado, maestro and doctor, which translate to bachelor, graduate, master and doctor respectively.
royal, pontifical, university, mexico, spanish, real, pontificia, universidad, méxico, university, founded, september, 1551, royal, decree, signed, charles, spain, valladolid, spain, generally, considered, first, university, founded, north, america, second, am. The Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico Spanish Real y Pontificia Universidad de Mexico was a university founded on 21 September 1551 by Royal Decree signed by Charles I of Spain in Valladolid Spain 1 It is generally considered the first university founded in North America and second in the Americas preceded by the National University of San Marcos in Lima Peru chartered on May 12 of the same year Royal and Pontifical University of MexicoReal y Pontificia Universidad de MexicoCoat of arms of the Royal and Pontifical University of MexicoMottoPatriae scientiae que amor salus populi estMotto in EnglishLove of the homeland and of knowledge is the health of the peopleActive21 September 1551 1865AffiliationRoman CatholicLocationMexico City New SpainCampusUrban16th century shield present day on Palacio de la AutonomiaAfter the Mexican War of Independence it was renamed the University of Mexico When Mexican liberals were in power at intervals in the nineteenth century it was closed since liberals sought to put education in the hands of the state rather than the Roman Catholic Church Its first closure was in 1833 when Valentin Gomez Farias implemented liberal policies When Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna returned to power the university was reopened It was finally abolished in 1865 during the Second Mexican Empire by Maximilian I of Mexico 2 3 Scattered institutions including secularized successors of its faculties of law and medicine other secular colleges founded by liberals on the model of the French grandes ecoles and religious establishments outside Mexico City continued without interruption In 1910 during the regime of Porfirio Diaz Justo Sierra merged and expanded Mexico City s decentralized colleges of higher education founding the National Autonomous University of Mexico UNAM UNAM is a public university and considered the institutional heir of the earlier original University of Mexico but under state rather than church control Contents 1 Organization 2 Notable alumni 3 Notable faculty 4 See also 5 ReferencesOrganization EditThe university was organized by five faculties Theology Laws Fees Medicine and Arts The principal subjects or chairs in Spanish catedras were Prima and Visperas due to the initial class being in the morning and the second in the evening The university granted different degrees such as bachiller licenciado maestro and doctor which translate to bachelor graduate master and doctor respectively Notable alumni EditBartolome de Alva Roman Catholic secular clergyman and Nahuatl translator Joseph A Lopez 1779 1841 priest and president of Georgetown University Agustin Davila Padilla 1562 1604 chronicler of the Dominican Order and its missions in America up to the end of the 16th century Notable faculty EditJuan Jose Eguiara y Eguren 1763 Roman Catholic bishop and scholar who served as its rector Francisco Cervantes de Salazar 1514 1575 a distinguished writer who served twice as rector during its early years Alonso Gutierrez 1507 1584 Augustinian philosopher historian and intellectual figure Don Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora 1645 1700 cartographer historian and philosopher of the late 17th century See also EditList of colonial universities in Latin America UNAM Pontifical University of MexicoReferences Edit Olvera Arce Guillermo 2000 05 20 Real y Pontificia Universidad de Mexico in Spanish El Universal Mexico City Archived from the original on 2008 09 27 Catholic Encyclopedia 1911 Catholic Encyclopedia Volume 10 Appleton p 260 ISBN 9780595392414 Charles A Hale 2014 The Transformation of Liberalism in Late Nineteenth Century Mexico Princeton University Press p 193 ISBN 9781400863228 nbsp nbsp This article on a university college or other tertiary educational institution in Mexico is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico amp oldid 1178667546, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
