Colegio de San Nicolás

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Colegio de San Nicolás is a historic Mexican educational institution, founded in the 16th century in Michoacán, known for educating key figures of the country’s independence movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college
educational institution
affiliation Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
alsoKnownAs Colegio de San Nicolás
surface form: Colegio de San Nicolás Obispo

Colegio de San Nicolás
surface form: Colegio de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
associatedWithEvent Mexican War of Independence
country Mexico
culturalSignificance cradle of Mexican liberal thought
symbol of Michoacán intellectual life
educationalLevel higher education
secondary education
foundedInCentury 16th century
foundedInYear 1540
founder Vasco de Quiroga NERFINISHED
governingBody Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
hasAcademicDiscipline humanities
law
philosophy
theology
hasAlumniRole lawyers
politicians
priests
hasBuildingUse administrative
educational
hasCampusSetting urban
hasHistoricalContinuity one of the oldest colleges in the Americas
hasMottoLanguage Latin
heritageStatus historic institution of Mexico
historicalRole center of higher education in colonial Michoacán
training ground for leaders of the Mexican War of Independence
influenced Mexican War of Independence
surface form: Mexican independence movement
jurisdiction State of Michoacán
languageOfInstruction Spanish
locatedIn Michoacán NERFINISHED
Morelia NERFINISHED
movedTo Valladolid, Michoacán
namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
surface form: Saint Nicholas
notableAlumnus Agustín de Iturbide NERFINISHED
Ignacio López Rayón NERFINISHED
José María Morelos y Pavón NERFINISHED
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla NERFINISHED
originalLocation Pátzcuaro
originalPurpose institution for evangelization and education of indigenous people
seminary for clergy
region Western Mexico
regionServed Bishopric of Michoacán
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
typeOfInstitution public institution
ValladolidNowKnownAs Morelia NERFINISHED

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Colegio de San Nicolás alsoKnownAs Colegio de San Nicolás
this entity surface form: Colegio de San Nicolás Obispo
Colegio de San Nicolás alsoKnownAs Colegio de San Nicolás
this entity surface form: Colegio de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla educatedAt Colegio de San Nicolás
José María Morelos y Pavón education Colegio de San Nicolás
this entity surface form: Colegio de San Nicolás, Valladolid