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Timeline of the University of Santo Tomas

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This is a timeline of the history of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, the oldest university in Asia, comprising important events in the history of the university and of the development of Philippine higher education in general. To read about the background to these events, see History of the University of Santo Tomas. See also the history of the Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas, and the Santo Tomas Internment Camp

Centuries: 16th · 17th · 18th · 19th · 20th · 21st

16th century

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1581MarchArrival of the first Dominicans in the Philippines[1][2]
158721 JulyArrival of Miguel de Benavides with the second batch of Dominicans in the Philippines, and the establishment of the Province of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines[2][3]
1593Dominicans pioneer printing in the Philippines by producing using the old technique of xylography[4][note 1]
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17th century

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1602Fray Blancas de San Jose, O.P. together with Tomas Pinpin succeeds in making typographic printing through movable type[4]
160524 JulyArchbishop Miguel de Benavides bequeaths his library and a total amount of ₱1,500 for the establishment of a seminary college[5][6][note 2]
1609The Dominicans granted permission to open a seminary-college by Philip III of Spain[5]
Philip III issues a royal cedula requesting from Governor Juan de Silva and the Real Audiencia a report on the projected college[7]
1611Philip III's permission arrives in Manila[5]
28 AprilAct of Foundation for the establishment of a seminary-college signed[5][note 3]
1612Fr. Domingo Gonzalez, O.P. appointed to work on the completion of the organization of the college[8]
The seminary-college opens as the Colegio de Nuestra Senora del Rosario[8]
161929 JuneThe Colegio given authorization to confer academic degrees in Theology and Philosophy by the Holy See[8]
Governor Alonso Fajardo de Entenza recognizes the Dominican Colegio[8]
1617The college renamed as the Colegio de Santo Tomas[1]
1624The Faculties of Philosophy and Theology implemented by the royal order of Philip IV of Spain[7]
1625Tomas Pinpin's printing press settles at the Colegio[4]
164520 NovemberPope Innocent X raises the college into the status of a university upon petition of King Philip IV of Spain[9]
The Master General of the Dominican Order assumes the power of appointing the Rector Magnificus of Santo Tomas by virtue of the permission granted by Pope Innocent X[5]
168012 MayKing Charles II of Spain extends royal patronage to the university[9]
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18th century

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17342 SeptemberThe Faculties of Civil Law and Canon Law established by virtue of a royal cedula of Charles II of Spain[1][7][10]
1762Rector Fr. Domingo Collantes organizes four companies of university students to help in the defense of the city against the British Invasion of Manila[7]
176817 MayRoyal decree banishing the Society of Jesus from Spain and the Spanish dominions reaches Manila[11]
1769The closure of the Jesuit Universidad de San Ignacio leaves the university as the only institution of higher learning in the colony[12][13]
177321 JulyClement XIV suppresses the Society of Jesus in his papal brief Dominus ac Redemptor[14]
1781Charles III of Spain authorizes the university to prepare its own statutes, independent of those of the University of Mexico[7][note 4]
17857 MarchCharles III grants the university the title of Very Loyal[8]
20 MayThe university granted the officially granted the title Royal by Charles III[15][16]
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19th century

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1865Isabel II of Spain declares the University of Santo Tomas as the center for public education throughout the Philippines[7]
1870The University of Santo Tomas taken over by the Colonial Government and renamed as Universidad de Filipinas by virtue of an edict issued by Segismundo Moret[1][16][note 5]
1871MayFaculties of Medicine and Pharmacy established as the first schools of medicine and pharmacy in the Philippines[1][7][10]
1874The School of Notaries established by royal order of Alfonso XII[7]
187529 OctoberThe Hospicio de San Juan de Dios becomes the clinical training institution for medical students of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the university by virtue of royal order of King Alfonso XII[17]
1879School of Midwifery opened[5]
1878DecemberRector Fr. Joaquin Fonseca, O.P. conceives the idea of erecting a monument in honor of university founder Archbishop Miguel de Benavides[6]
188723 MarchProf. Mariano Marti, M.D. establishes residency and Externship programs at the Hospicio de San Juan de Dios[17]
1895The defunct Jesuit Universidad de San Ignacio incorporated into the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the university[18]
1898The university closes its doors due to the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish–American War[16]
1899The university resumes its classes[16]
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20th century

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190217 SeptemberPope Leo XIII bestows upon the university the title of Pontifical[19]
190718 MayFaculty of Engineering established as the first engineering school in the Philippines[10][20]
191116 DecemberTricentennial celebration of the university[21]
20 DecemberThe laying of the cornerstone of a new building of the university in Sampaloc[21]
1924The Faculty of Pharmacy opened to women enrollees[16]
1925English replaces Spanish as medium of instruction[10]
JuneThe College of Education established at the Intramuros Campus[22]
1926JanuaryThe College of Science of the university officially established[23]
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters becomes co-educational[16]
19275 JulyFirst Classes held at the University Sampaloc Campus[16]
192816 JanuaryThe Varsitarian, the official student publication of the university, officially organized[1][24][note 6]
1932College of Commerce and the Faculty of Medicine also becomes co-educational[16]
28 AugustThe University Gymnasium officially inaugurated by Governor Theodore Roosevelt Jr.[16]
19337 MarchUST Swimming Pool, the first Olympic-size swimming pool in the country, opened to the students by Senate President Manuel Quezon[16]
19418 DecemberStart of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines
26 DecemberManila declared an open city[25]
19422 JanuaryJapanese Forces occupy Manila[26]
4 JanuaryJapanese forces converts the university campus at Sampaloc into an internment camp[27]
19448 FebruaryArson was created to the original campus at Intramuros by the Japanese forces[28]
19453 FebruaryAmerican Liberation of the Santo Tomas Internment Camp[29]
1946The university reopens at the Sampaloc Campus[9]
7 MarchUST Hospital formally opened[17]
13 NovemberThe Benavides Monument re-erected at the university campus in Sampaloc[6][note 7]
194730 AprilPope Pius XII bestows to the university the title The Catholic University of the Philippines[30]
194920 DecemberThe university lot in Intramuros sold to the Philippine American Life Insurance Co.[16]
1953JulyCompletion of the installation of Francesco Monti's statues atop the Main Building[31]
195616 DecemberThe university radio station DZST begins operation[9][note 8]
1961Semiseptcentennial celebration of the university[32]
18 JulyThe Spanish Government grants the Blue Ribbon of The Civil Order of Alfonso X el Sabio to the university[12][note 9]
19666 MarchFormal inauguration of the University Hospital Clinical Division[17]
197028 NovemberPope Paul VI visits the university[12]
1971October 9Leonardo Legaspi, O.P., elected as the first Filipino Rector Magnificus of the university
1977JanuaryMother Teresa of Calcutta visits the university[9]
JanuaryThe Pautakan Contest officially organized by The Varsitarian[33][note 10]
198118 FebruaryPope John Paul II visits the university[9]
12 JuneThe Student's Democratic Party established as the first student political party in the Philippines[34]
199119 DecemberFirst Paskuhan Celebration[35]
19921 FebruaryThe University of Santo Tomas (UST) Singers officially organized[36]
1993UST Press renamed as UST Publishing House[4]
199513 JanuarySecond Papal visit of Pope John Paul II to the university[12]
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21st century

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200214 JuneFirst Thomasian Welcome Walk held[37]
200410 NovemberThe Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy formally established[38]
200626 AprilThe Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management officially separated from the College of Education
200918 DecemberQuadricentennial countdown to 2011 launched during the Paskuhan Celebration[39]
2010JanuarySimbahayan 400, the Quadricentennial's "centerpiece project", officially launched[39]
25 JanuaryThe University Main Building, Central Seminary, Arch of the Centuries, and Grandstand with Open Spaces officially declared as National Cultural Treasures by the National Museum of the Philippines[40]
24 MayThe University of Santo Tomas campus officially declared as a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines[41]
17 JuneThe Lumina Pandit exhibit launched[42]
201121 JanuaryCommemorative 200-peso bills with the UST Quadricentennial logo issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas[43]
24 JanuaryOpening of the Jubilee Door
27 JanuaryUnveiling of the Quattromondial and the formal opening of the Quadricentennial celebrations[44]
21 SeptemberQuadricentennial exhibit at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) Headquarters in Paris officially launched[45]
201227 JanuaryNeo-Centennial Celebrations officially launched[46]
11 JuneMahathir Mohamad, former Malaysian Prime Minister, conferred with the title Honorary Professor.[47]
6 JulyQueen Sofía of Spain visits the university[48]
26 NovemberLech Wałęsa, former Prime Minister of Poland and Nobel Laureate, conferred with the title Honorary Professor[49]
201518 JanuaryPope Francis visits the university[50]
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Notes

  1. [1]
    This technique produced the Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Española y Tagala and the Doctrina Christiana en Lengua y Letra China, the first books in the Philippines
  2. [2]
    The nucleus of ₱1,500 for the foundation of a seminary-college was increased to ₱7,140 by donations made by Pablo Rodríguez, Andrés Hermosa, and Juan Morales
  3. [3]
    The Document of Foundation was signed by Fr. Baltasar Fort, O.P., Provincial of the Dominican Province of the Holy Rosary, Fr. Francisco Minayo, O.P., Prior of the Santo Domingo Convent, and Fr. Bernardo de Santa Catalina, O.P., Commissary-General of the Holy Office of the Philippines. Notary Juan Illian witnessed the signing of the act of foundation.
  4. [4]
    Ever since its foundation in 1611, the university's constitution was based on that of the Real y Pontificia Universidad de Nueva España
  5. [5]
    The Moret code never got implemented due to the restoration of the monarchy in Spain
  6. [6]
    The Varsitarian is currently the oldest Catholic School Publication in the country
  7. [7]
    The place where the Benavides Monument was re-erected was named as the Plaza Benavides
  8. [8]
    DZST later became Radio Veritas
  9. [9]
    The Blue Ribbon of The Civil Order of Alfonso X el Sabio is the highest civil decoration in Spain
  10. [10]
    The Pautakan is currently the longest running quiz bee in the country

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