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Title: Colejio Provincial de Popayán
Creator: Arroyo, Jaime
Publication Info: Popayán : s.n., November 26, 1855.
Physical Details: 30 1/10 x 21 2/10 cm

Summary: Rector Jaime Arroyo announces which courses will be taught in the Popayán Provincial School beginning Jan 1, 1856. Document lists all courses and states that students must register by December 24, 1855.
Historical Notes: Beginning in 1832, under the presidency of Paula de Francisco Santander, the Colombian government rapidly expanded access to education. In each town, religious convents were responsible for running schools, which were segregated by sex. Bushnell, David. <i>The Making of Modern Colombia : A Nation in Spite of Itself.</i> Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.

Subject(s): Education -- Colombia -- Cauca
Education -- Colombia -- History -- 19th century
Education -- Curricula -- Colombia

Type: Broadside
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: B00394
Record Number: 386