Universidad Pontificia de México
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The Universidad Pontificia de México (Pontifical University of Mexico) is a private institution of higher education originally established Charles I, King of Spain in 1551, re-established by the Holy See in 1982, and sponsored by the Roman Catholic Episcopate in Mexico.[1] It is one of the two modern Mexican universities claiming to be successors of the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (Real y Pontificia Universidad de México) one of the first universities founded in North America.[2] The university is today the only existing pontifical university in Mexico.[3]
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Universidad Pontificia de México | |
Former names | Royal University of Mexico (1551–1595) Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (1595–1821) Imperial and Pontificial University of Mexico (1821–1823) National and Pontificial University of Mexico (1823–1865) |
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Motto | Alma Mexicanensis Universitas Manu Regia Condita |
Type | Private university Law School |
Established | 21 September 1551 (Charles I, King of Spain) 29 June 1982 (re-established, Pope John Paul II) |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Chancellor | Carlos Aguiar Retes |
Rector | Próspero Alfredo Vargas |
Students | 228 |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Website | pontificia.edu.mx |
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