National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León
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| name = National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León
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| image = Shield of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua.gif
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| motto = A la libertad por la universidad
Traditional motto:
Sic Itur ad Astra (The way to the stars)
| established = 1680
{{start date and age|1812}}
| type = Public
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| rector = Almarina Solís Santos
| students = 49,014 (2024)[https://www.unanleon.edu.ni/el-dia-internacional-de-la-educacion-como-fuente-de-cambio/ El día internacional de la educación como fuente de cambio]
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| city = León
| country = Nicaragua
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| website = https://www.unanleon.edu.ni/
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The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León ({{langx|es|link=no|Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León}}, UNAN-León) is a state-funded public university of Nicaragua. UNAN-León is the oldest university in the country, established in 1812.[http://www.university4all.org/en/news/182-national-autonomous-university-nicaragua-unan-leon-celebrating-its-two-centuries-history The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, UNAN-León, is celebrating its two centuries of history]
History
UNAN-León has its roots in the Tridentine Seminary College of Saint Raymond ({{langx|es|link=no|Colegio Seminario Tridentino de San Ramón}}), established in the city of León in 1680. In 1812, UNAN-León became the second university in Central America and the last one established during the end of the Spanish colony on the continent of America.
By government decree in 1983, the campus of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in León and Managua, became two separate entities: UNAN and UNAN-León.[http://www.unanleon.edu.ni/resena_historica.html Reseña histórica UNAN-León {{in lang|es}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128191058/http://unanleon.edu.ni/resena_historica.html |date=2013-11-28 }}
Gallery
File:UNAN-Leon.jpg|Building of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in León.
File:Colegio Seminario Tridentino San Ramon.jpg|Tridentine Seminary College of Saint Raymond in León, Nicaragua. View from inside the Cathedral of León.
See also
External links
- [http://www.unanleon.edu.ni/ UNAN-León Website] {{in lang|es}}
References
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