- Colegio de San Ildefonso
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Not to be confused with University of San Carlos.
Colegio de San Ildefonso Active 1595–1769 Type Private Location Cebu City Affiliations Jesuit In 1595, Fr. Antonio Sedeno, Fr. Pedro Chirino, and Antonio Pereira of the Society of Jesus established a grammar school attached to the Jesuit residence in Cebu City. In 1606, it was officially named as the Colegio de San Ildefonso. It was closed down after the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1769.
The University of San Carlos claims to trace its foundation to the San Ildefonso, and also claims to be the oldest school in the Philippines.[1] This claim is opposed by the University of Santo Tomas.[2][3]
References
Jesuit educational institutions in the Philippines Tertiary Ateneo de Manila • Ateneo de Zamboanga • Ateneo de Naga • Ateneo de Davao • Loyola – Culion • Xavier – Ateneo de CagayanNon-tertiary Sacred Heart – Ateneo de Cebu • Xavier School • Ateneo de Iloilo – Santa MariaDefunct San Ignacio • San Ildefonso • Immaculate Conception School • Ateneo de Tuguegarao • Ateneo de San Pablo • Berchmans – Cebu
Categories:- Jesuit educational institutions in the Philippines
- Cebu City
- Boys' schools in the Philippines
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