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Colegio Mayor (Old School) of Santo Tomás de Aquino

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was completed in 1622 and located next to the Convent of Santo Domingo. In 1623, a license to operate as a headquarters for the first University of the Kingdom was requested and granted on January 31st. 1676. Such an authorization founded the Royal and Pontifical University of San Carlos de Guatemala.