El Pilar | |
Motto: | Latin Veritas liberabit vos |
Established: | 1907 |
Type: | Private day Public school |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
Head Label: | Head Master |
Head: | Francisco Vázquez |
R Head Label: | Director of Studies |
Founder: | Company of Mary |
Address: | Calle de Castelló 56 |
City: | Madrid |
Country: | Spain |
Postcode: | 28001 |
Gender: | Coeducational |
Lower Age: | 3 |
Upper Age: | 18 |
Colours: | Royal Blue & White |
Free Label 1: | Former pupils |
Free 1: | Old Pilarists |
Free Label 3: | School song |
Free 3: | Españoles hidalgos valientes |
Website: | http://www.nspilar.com |
The Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Pilar (in English: The School of Our Lady of the Pillar), is a catholic school located in Madrid, Spain. It is often referred to as "El Pilar".
It is a state-funded private day school for pupils from 3 to 18 years of age located in Calle de Castelló, in the Salamanca district.
It was founded in 1907 by the Society of Mary, a Roman Catholic teaching order of priests and religious brothers, who still continue to operate the institution.[1] Founded as a boys' school, it first admitted girls in 1978 and progressively became fully co-educational.[2] El Pilar has educated one Spanish Prime Minister and numerous prominent public figures in the history of Spain.