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3 unusual facts about Colegio de San Juan de Letran


Jesus T. Peralta

He taught a year at Letran and then decided to join the National Museum as a museum curator and assistant director.

Red Mass

The University of Santo Tomas and the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, both Dominican institutions, also celebrate the Red Mass as Misa de Apertura that is followed by the Discurso de Apertura to formally open the academic year.

Sangley

The Spanish government created schools and colleges run mostly by religious Orders, including the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, the Ateneo Municipal, the Universidad de Santo Tomás in Manila, or the Colegio de San Ildefonso in Cebu, that were opened to all types of students, regardless of race, gender or financial status in case of primary instruction.



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