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Title: Estadistica Escolar del estado soberano de Cundinamarca, Correspondiente al mes de abril de 1878
Creator: Zapata, Dámasco
Publication Info: Bogotá : , May 31, 1878.
Physical Details: 49 5/10 x 33 5/10 cm

Summary: Dámasco Zapata, Director of Public Education publishes a list of statistics for the Cundinamarca district including number of schools, amenities, teachers etc to show where there is need for improvement.

Subject(s): Education -- Colombia -- Cundinamarca
Education -- Colombia -- History -- 19th century
Cundinamarca (Colombia : Department) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Added Entries: In 1870, the central government reformed the public education system by expanding to free primary and secondary education, making it obligatory for all children to attend school, and officially making education secular and in line with liberal values. Jaramillo Uribe, Jaime 1982 El Proceso de la Educación. In <i>Manual de Historia de Colombia.</i> J.G. Cobo Borda and S. Mutis Durán, eds. Pp. 249-336. Bogotá: Procultura.
Related Items in the Collection: Informe del Director de Instrucción Pública de Cundinamarca para la Secretaría de Instrucción Pública Nacional y la Asamblea Legislativa de 1883

Type: Broadside
Language: Spanish
Format: JPG
PDF - Color
Donor: Helguera, J. León
Collection: Helguera, J. León Collection
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Accession Number: B00654
Record Number: 472