Posted on Oct 28, 2019
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On October 28, 1538, the first institution of higher learning in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, was established on Hispaniola. From the article:
"The Universidad de Santo Tomás de Aquino (St. Thomas Aquinas University) was founded by papal bull in 1538 in Santo Domingo, in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, present-day Dominican Republic. Nevertheless, it did not obtained the official Privilege by Charles V to be officially recognized as a university until 1558. It was one the first institution of higher education in the New World. It closed in 1823.
History
Founded during the reign of Charles I of Spain, it was originally a seminary operated by Catholic monks of the Dominican Order. Later, the institution received a university charter by Pope Paul III's papal bull In Apostulatus Culmine, dated October 28, 1538. However, it did not obtained the official Privilege by Charles V to be officially recognized as a university until 1558. Thus, there is a debate on whether it is officially the first university in the Americas.
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Prior to its conversion into a full university, the institution had been a Studium Generate (seminary), founded in 1518 and operated by the Dominican Order.
In its structure and purpose the new university was modeled after the University of Alcalá in the city of Henares, Spain. In this capacity it became a standard-bearer for the medieval ideology of the Spanish Conquest, and gained its royal charter in 1558. In this royal decree, the university was given the name University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino).
The university was closed in 1801 under the French, but reopened in 1815 as a secular institution. It closed for good in 1823, during the Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo, when all students were ordered into military services.[1]
The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo was founded 1912 as a successor to extinct University of St. Thomas Aquinas."
"The Universidad de Santo Tomás de Aquino (St. Thomas Aquinas University) was founded by papal bull in 1538 in Santo Domingo, in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, present-day Dominican Republic. Nevertheless, it did not obtained the official Privilege by Charles V to be officially recognized as a university until 1558. It was one the first institution of higher education in the New World. It closed in 1823.
History
Founded during the reign of Charles I of Spain, it was originally a seminary operated by Catholic monks of the Dominican Order. Later, the institution received a university charter by Pope Paul III's papal bull In Apostulatus Culmine, dated October 28, 1538. However, it did not obtained the official Privilege by Charles V to be officially recognized as a university until 1558. Thus, there is a debate on whether it is officially the first university in the Americas.
ADVERTISING
Prior to its conversion into a full university, the institution had been a Studium Generate (seminary), founded in 1518 and operated by the Dominican Order.
In its structure and purpose the new university was modeled after the University of Alcalá in the city of Henares, Spain. In this capacity it became a standard-bearer for the medieval ideology of the Spanish Conquest, and gained its royal charter in 1558. In this royal decree, the university was given the name University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino).
The university was closed in 1801 under the French, but reopened in 1815 as a secular institution. It closed for good in 1823, during the Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo, when all students were ordered into military services.[1]
The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo was founded 1912 as a successor to extinct University of St. Thomas Aquinas."
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HISPANIOLA - WikiVidi Documentary
Hispaniola is the 22nd-largest island in the world, located in the Caribbean island group, the Greater Antilles. It is the second largest island in the Carib...
Thank you, my friend SGT (Join to see) for making us aware that on October 28, 1538, the first institution of higher learning in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, was established on Hispaniola.
HISPANIOLA - WikiVidi Documentary
"Hispaniola is the 22nd-largest island in the world, located in the Caribbean island group, the Greater Antilles. It is the second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba, and the most populous island in the Caribbean; the eleventh most populous island in the world. The 76192 km2 island is divided between two sovereign nations, the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic , and French-speaking Haiti . The only other shared island in the Caribbean is Saint Martin, which is shared between France and the Netherlands . Hispaniola is the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, founded by Christopher Columbus on his voyages in 1492 and 1493...."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IliU3q6Ass
Background from .famousdaily.com/history/worlds-first-university-founded.html
"Pope Paul III was seeking ways to further expand into the New World and help strengthen the Papal power. It was under his authority that he decided to transform a seminary into a university comprised of four schools: Medicine, Law, Theology, and Arts.
On this day October 28th, in 1538, Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, one of the world’s first universities, is founded in Santo Domingo by monks. The seminary had been in operation by monks since 1518 in the oldest colony of the New World, Santo Domingo.
The original structure of the university was closed in 1832 but helped influence the erection of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo that was opened and renamed in 1914. The university grew to include eight schools instead of the original four including areas such as Political Science, Health Sciences, Economics, Social Sciences, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG William Jones SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker PO3 Bob McCord SPC Margaret Higgins
HISPANIOLA - WikiVidi Documentary
"Hispaniola is the 22nd-largest island in the world, located in the Caribbean island group, the Greater Antilles. It is the second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba, and the most populous island in the Caribbean; the eleventh most populous island in the world. The 76192 km2 island is divided between two sovereign nations, the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic , and French-speaking Haiti . The only other shared island in the Caribbean is Saint Martin, which is shared between France and the Netherlands . Hispaniola is the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, founded by Christopher Columbus on his voyages in 1492 and 1493...."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IliU3q6Ass
Background from .famousdaily.com/history/worlds-first-university-founded.html
"Pope Paul III was seeking ways to further expand into the New World and help strengthen the Papal power. It was under his authority that he decided to transform a seminary into a university comprised of four schools: Medicine, Law, Theology, and Arts.
On this day October 28th, in 1538, Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, one of the world’s first universities, is founded in Santo Domingo by monks. The seminary had been in operation by monks since 1518 in the oldest colony of the New World, Santo Domingo.
The original structure of the university was closed in 1832 but helped influence the erection of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo that was opened and renamed in 1914. The university grew to include eight schools instead of the original four including areas such as Political Science, Health Sciences, Economics, Social Sciences, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG William Jones SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker PO3 Bob McCord SPC Margaret Higgins
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