San Cristóbal of Huamanga University
University in the city of Ayacucho in southern Peru
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The National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga) is a public university located in the city of Ayacucho (formerly known as Huamanga) in southern Peru.
Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga | |
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Other name | UNSCH |
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| Motto | Primum Vivere, Deinde Philosophare |
Motto in English | First Live, then Philosophize |
| Type | Public |
| Established | July 3, 1677 |
| Founder | Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora |
| Rector | Dr. Homero Ango Aguilar |
| Students | 8,984 (2010) |
| Location | Portal Independencia Nº 57 , , 13.148°S 74.22°W |
| Campus | |
| Colors | Gray |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | www |
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History
The university was established in 1677 by Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora, the Catholic archbishop of La Plata o Charcas. Until it was closed in the mid-19th century, it operated mostly as a seminary for the training of Catholic priests. The government of Perú reopened it in 1959 as a national university.
In the 1960s, the university became a breeding ground for communist organizations, including the Shining Path. This group, led by philosophy professor Abimael Guzmán, started there before growing into a violent guerrilla movement that conducted a bloody campaign against the government of Perú and against rival leftists groups.
The rector of the university is Homero Ango Aguilar, a biologist.[1]
