Universidad de San Felipe de Austria

Universidad de San Felipe de Austria
Type Public
Active 1640–1643
Location Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines

The Universidad de San Felipe de Austria was the first public university in the Philippines.

The educational institution was established on December 23, 1640 by Governor-General Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Hernandez, Vicente (1996). "The Spanish Colonial Library Institutions". Philippine Studies. Ateneo de Manila University. 44 (3): 321–348. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  • "The first university". The Philippine Star. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010.

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