Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco
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The Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco was a 16th-century Franciscan college in Mexico City that became the first institution of higher learning for Indigenous elites in the Americas, notable for its role in early colonial education and Nahuatl scholarship.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco canonical | 3 |
| Colegio de Tlatelolco | 1 |
| Colegio de la Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco | 1 |
| College of Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franciscan college
ⓘ
college ⓘ educational institution ⓘ historical institution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco
ⓘ
surface form:
Colegio de Tlatelolco
Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco ⓘ
surface form:
Colegio de la Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco
|
| architecturalStyle | colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bernardino de Sahagún
ⓘ
Florentine Codex ⓘ early Nahuatl chronicles ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Holy Cross ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Latin grammar
ⓘ
Nahuatl ⓘ
surface form:
Nahuatl language
classical languages ⓘ music ⓘ philosophy ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Franciscan Order
ⓘ
Fray Andrés de Olmos ⓘ Fray Juan de Zumárraga ⓘ Fray Pedro de Gante ⓘ |
| hasStudent |
Alonso Vegerano
ⓘ
Antonio Valeriano ⓘ Bartolomé de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl ⓘ Diego Valadés ⓘ |
| heritage | important site in the history of Indigenous education in the Americas ⓘ |
| inception | 1536 ⓘ |
| inceptionCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
Mexico City ⓘ Tlatelolco altepetl ⓘ
surface form:
Tlatelolco
|
| notableFor |
Nahuatl scholarship
ⓘ
being the first institution of higher learning for Indigenous elites in the Americas ⓘ early colonial education of Nahua nobility ⓘ training Indigenous assistants for missionaries ⓘ |
| partOf | Franciscan educational network in New Spain ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfInstruction |
Latin
ⓘ
Nahuatl ⓘ |
| purpose |
educate sons of Indigenous nobility
ⓘ
prepare Indigenous students for priesthood and administrative roles ⓘ |
| region | Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder |
Franciscan Order
ⓘ
surface form:
Franciscans
|
| status | defunct ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
College of Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco
this entity surface form:
Colegio de la Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco
this entity surface form:
Colegio de Tlatelolco