| Universidad Pontificia de México | |
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| 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 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | pontificia.edu.mx |
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. 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. The university is today the only existing pontifical university in Mexico.
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References
- Olvera Arce, Guillermo (2000-05-20). "Real y Pontificia Universidad de México". Archived from the original on 2008-09-27.
- "La Universidad Pontificia de México se considera continuadora de la Real y Pontificia Universidad de México, promovida por el primer Obispo de México, Fray Juan de Zumárraga, y por el primer Virrey de la Nueva España, D. Antonio de Mendoza. Erigida por Cédula del Príncipe Felipe el 21 de septiembre 1551, para que los naturales e hijos de los españoles fuesen industriados en las cosas de nuestra santa fe católica y en las demás facultades" Official website
- Bunson, Matthew (2010). Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac. Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. ISBN 9781592766147.
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