Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso

University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares1998

UNESCO World Heritage

Cardinal Cisneros was the intellectual architect behind this novel educational centre that was designed with the intention of training not only the regular and secular clergy, but also the new public servants that were needed. Cisneros combined traditional educational models with other, more innovative ones.

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Title: Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso
Creator: University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
Date Created: 1998
Location: Spain
Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)
Date of Inscription: 1998
Category of Site: Cultural site

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