Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo Institute

The Instituto Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo (Spanish for 'Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo Institute') known by its acronym IAVA, is a public high school in Montevideo, Uruguay. Identified as Liceo No. 35 of Montevideo, it was named in honor of the jurist and politician Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo.[2]

Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo Institute
Instituto Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo
Address
1875 José Enrique Rodó St.

Cordón, Montevideo

Uruguay
Coordinates34.9037°S 56.1759°W / -34.9037; -56.1759
Information
Other nameLiceo No. 25 de Montevideo
TypePublic secondary
Established1911
FounderClaudio Williman
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1530 [1]
NicknameIAVA
Websiteiava.edu.uy

Housed in an art nouveau style building built in 1911 by the architect Alfredo Jones Brown,[3][4] the institute has educated a wide range of notable alumni, including presidents and vice presidents.[5]

History
Faculty of Secondary Education (current IAVA) in 1911

The creation of the institute is part of the educational reform carried out by José Pedro Varela since the 1880s. This led to a transformation of primary education, separating the public school from the university.

Around the 1900s the number of secondary school students was increasing dramatically.[6] In 1903, while Claudio Williman served as rector of the University of the Republic, the institution was awarded a property in the Cordón barrio, where the headquarters of the Faculty of Secondary Education (current IAVA) and the Faculty of Law (which would also serve as the university's headquarters) would later be built.[7]

Internal courtyard of the institute

In 1911, what was then known as the Secondary and Preparatory Education Section of the university was inaugurated, being the first of its kind in the country. In the 1930s, secondary education was disaffiliated from the university.[8] In 1940 the IAVA stopped providing the basic cycle of secondary education, becoming a college-preparatory school, proving only the diversified baccalaureate.[6]

In 1976, the building was declared a National Historical Monument.[9][10] From 2004 to 2009, major renovations were carried out on the building, which included new classrooms, improved laboratories and new doors and windows, as well as a renovation of the main façade.[11] While the works were carried out, part of the institute's normal operations was moved to a neighboring building located on 18 de Julio Avenue.[12]

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

References
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  3. "Circuito Histórico Cultural - Red USI". 2018-07-16. Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. "Presentación del Día del Patrimonio 2023: Se celebrará bajo el lema "Constructores de escuelas y liceos" | Ministerio de Educación y Cultura". 2023-05-02. Archived from the original on 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  5. "Pablo da Silveira: El IAVA es una joya de la arquitectura". Azul 101.9 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  6. "Historia del IAVA". 2023-04-17. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  7. "Edificio de Facultad de Derecho – Historias Universitarias" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  8. "140 años de la educación del pueblo" (PDF).
  9. "Botta: "Este monumento histórico nacional se nos cae a pedazos"". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  10. "Resolución N° 706/976". www.impo.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  11. "El IAVA, un edificio con pasado de esplendor y presente decadente". EL PAIS. 2004-05-02. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  12. "El Liceo IAVA entró en su segunda etapa de reformas y quedará pronto en 2008". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  13. "Correo de los Viernes - Hugo Batalla, un gran batllista". www.correodelosviernes.com.uy. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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  16. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  17. "Lucía Topolansky, de la lucha armada a la vicepresidencia de Uruguay". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  18. "Los episodios que marcaron la vocación de Tabaré Vázquez". Telenoche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  19. "Benjamín Nahum". EL PAIS. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  20. Migdal, Alicia. "Angel Rama, la fecundidad sin tregua" (PDF).
  21. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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