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University of Santo Tomas

University of Santo Tomas

Location: Intramuros, Manila

Category: Association/Institution/Organization

Type: Institutional marker

Status: Level II – Historical marker

Marker date: 1934

Installed by: Historical Research and Markers Committee

Marker text:

UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

FOUNDED IN 1611 BY LEGACY OF ARCHBISHOP MIGUEL DE BENAVIDES. AUTHORIZED TO CONFER DEGREES IN 1624. GRANTED UNIVERSITY PRIVILEGES IN 1645 BY INNOCENT X UPON PHILIP IV’S REQUEST. MADE A ROYAL UNIVERSITY IN 1785 BY CHARLES III AND A PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY IN 1902 BY LEO XIII. OLDEST UNIVERSITY UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG.

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