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The College of San Fernando de Mexico was a Roman Catholic Franciscan missionary college, or seminary (Colegio Apostolico), founded in Mexico City by the Order of Friars Minor on October 15, 1734. The institution was established to provide specific training for priests who were to work among the indigenous populations in the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain, present day Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Notable alumni
- Gregório Amúrrio
- Narciso Durán
- Vicente Fustér
- Luís Jayme
- Pablo de Mugártegui
- Vicente Pascual Oliva
- Francisco Palóu
- Mariano Payéras
- Andrés Quintana
- José Bernardo Sánchez
- Vicente de Santa María
- José Francisco de Paula Señan
- Junípero Serra
See also
- College of Guadalupe de Zacatecas
- College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro
- Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda
- Spanish missions in Baja California
- Spanish missions in California
External links
Spanish missions Asia (Jesuit) · Arizona · Baja California · California · Carolinas · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mexico · New Mexico · Sonoran Desert · South America · South America (Jesuit) · Texas · Trinidad · Virginia
Categories:- Franciscan universities and colleges
- Roman Catholic seminaries
- Seminaries and theological colleges in Mexico
- New Spain
- 1734 establishments
- Missions in Mexico
- Spanish missions in California
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- Seminary stubs
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