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National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco
The National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco (UNSAAC) is a public university in Cusco, Peru and one of the oldest in the country. Its foundation was first proposed on March 1, 1692, at the urging and support of Pope Innocent XII. The document in which Pope Innocent XII sponsored the founding of the univesirty was signed in Madrid, Spain by King Charles II on June 1, 1692, thus becoming Cusco's principal and oldest university. The university was authorized to confer the bachelors, licentiate, masters, and doctorate degrees.
It currently has 24 faculties with 37 professorial chairs and 29 academic departments.
Alumni
Jose Bustamante y Rivero - President of Peru 1945-1948
Valentin Paniagua - Interim President of Peru after Alberto Fujimori resigned in November 2000
References
(in Spanish)
See also
List of universities in Peru
External links
Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco website
History, Indians, and university reform in Cuzco
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