Universidad de San Felipe de Austria explained

Universidad de San Felipe de Austria
City:	Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Established:	1640
Closed:	1643
Type:	Public

The Universidad de San Felipe de Austria was the first public university in the Philippines.

The educational institution was established by royal decree on December 23, 1640, by Governor-General Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera. It closed down in 1644.^{[1] [2]}

References

• News: December 17, 2009 . The First University . The Philippine Star . dead . August 22, 2010 . https://archive.today/20130131094212/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=533258 . January 31, 2013 . mdy-all.

Notes and References

1. Hernandez . Vicente . 1996 . The Spanish Colonial Library Institutions . Philippine Studies . 44 . 3 . 321–348.
2. Book: Cruz, Isagani R. . Building a Nation: Private Education in the Philippines . 1997 . . 971-8766-03-0 . Makati . 48.