San Cristóbal of Huamanga University

The National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga) is a public university located in the city of Ayacucho (formerly known as Huamanga) in southern Peru.

National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga
Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga
Other name
UNSCH
Motto
Primum Vivere, Deinde Philosophare
Motto in English
First Live, then Philosophize
TypePublic
EstablishedJuly 3, 1677 (347 years ago) (1677-07-03)
FounderCristóbal de Castilla y Zamora
RectorDr. Homero Ango Aguilar
Students8,984 (2010)
Address
Portal Independencia Nº 57
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13°08′53″S 74°13′12″W / 13.148°S 74.22°W / -13.148; -74.22
CampusUrban
Colors  Gray
MascotEagle
Websitewww.unsch.edu.pe

History

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The university was established in 1677 by Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora, the Catholic archbishop of La Plata o Charcas. Until it was closed in the mid-19th century, it operated mostly as a seminary for the training of Catholic priests. The government of Perú reopened it in 1959 as a national university.

In the 1960s, the university became a breeding ground for communist organizations, including the Shining Path. This group, led by philosophy professor Abimael Guzmán, started there before growing into a violent guerrilla movement that conducted a bloody campaign against the government of Perú and against rival leftists groups. (See also Efraín Morote Best.)

The rector of the university is Homero Ango Aguilar, a biologist.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rector". Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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