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Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino
Historic university in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
St. Thomas Aquinas University (Spanish: Universidad de Santo Tomás de Aquino) was a university in Dominican Republic. It is arguably the first institution of higher education in the Americas. It was founded by papal bull in 1538 in Santo Domingo, in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, present-day Dominican Republic, although it didn't have the official certification by the king of Spain until 1558. The headquarters of the university was the Church and Convent of los Dominicos. It was closed in 1801 and in 1823, being reopened as a new iteration in 1914, named Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo.
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Regia y Pontificia Universidad de Santo Thomás de Aquino | |
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Active | 1538–1823 |
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Founder | Pope Paul III |
Rector | Last: Bernardo Correa y Cidrón |
Location | , |
Language | Latin, Spanish |
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