National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León

The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León, UNAN-León) is a state-funded public university of Nicaragua. UNAN-León is the oldest university in the country, established in 1812.[1]

National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León
MottoA la libertad por la universidad

Traditional motto:

Sic Itur ad Astra (The way to the stars)
TypePublic
Established1680
1812 (1812)
RectorAlmarina Solís Santos
Location
León
,
Nicaragua
Websitehttps://www.unanleon.edu.ni/

History

UNAN-León has its roots in the Tridentine Seminary College of Saint Raymond (Spanish: Colegio Seminario Tridentino de San Ramón), established in the city of León in 1680. In 1812, UNAN-León became the second university in Central America and the last one established during the end of the Spanish colony on the continent of America.

By government decree in 1983, the campus of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in León and Managua, became two separate entities: UNAN and UNAN-León.[2]

  • Building of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in León.
    Building of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in León.
  • Tridentine Seminary College of Saint Raymond in León, Nicaragua. View from inside the Cathedral of León.
    Tridentine Seminary College of Saint Raymond in León, Nicaragua. View from inside the Cathedral of León.

See also

References
  1. The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, UNAN-León, is celebrating its two centuries of history
  2. Reseña histórica UNAN-León (in Spanish) Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine

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