University of Santo Tomas (Main Building)
Location:
UST Main Building, University of Santo Tomas Campus, España Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila
Category:
Buildings/Structures
Type: School building
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1935
Installed By:
Historical Research and Markers Committee
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
FOUNDED IN 1611 BY LEGACY OF ARCHBISHOP MIGUEL DE BENAVIDES. AUTHORIZED TO CONFER DEGREES IN 1624. GRANTED UNIVERSITY PRIVILEGES IN 1645 BY INNOCENT X UPON PHILIP IV’S REQUEST. MADE A ROYAL UNIVERSITY IN 1785 BY CHARLES III AND A PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY IN 1902 BY LEO XIII. OLDEST UNIVERSITY UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG. THIS BUILDING DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REV. ROQUE RUAÑO, O.P., WAS SOLEMNLY INAUGURATED ON JULY 2, 1927.
