In 1551 a decree by Carlos I established the "Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico" known today as the University of Mexico or la Universidad Nacional Autonimo de México (UNAM).
Source: "The Oldest University in America" by C. E. Castañedain
In Mexico City. The very first university was founded in 1551, known as the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico.
The Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (Spanish: Real y Pontifica Universidad de Mexico) was the first university officially founded in North America, on September 21, 1551.It is also the second in the Americas, following the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru, founded on May 12 of 1551.
The first greek university was founded by Plato and it was named The Academy.
The Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, or UNAM, was founded on September 22, 1910.
No. All public and most private schools are secular, but there are several schools founded by religious missions, such as the La Salle University, founded by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, or the Pontifical University of Mexico founded by the Roman Catholic Episcopate in Mexico.The most respected university founded by a religious mission is the Ibero-American University, sponsored by the Society of Jesus, a Jesuit order.
The University of Michigan was founded in 1817 The University of Michigan was founded in 1817. It was considered one of the first public universities ever made.
The University of Arizona, founded 1885.
in Mexico
The University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is considered the first secular university in the world.
ATHENA was believed by the Ancient Greeks to have founded the first university.
True, if you consider "North America" as the North American subcontinent which includes Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central America.
The people of Mexico.