Colegio del Uruguay


The Colegio del Uruguay is an Argentine educational institution, created by then Governor of Entre Ríos Justo José de Urquiza in the 28th of July 1849. It was the first in the country to be secular and free. Nowadays, it serves circa 1200 students.
It is located in the city of Concepción del Uruguay, in the Uruguay Department of the Province of Entre Ríos. It possesses a historic building dating from 1851. The college was sacked in 1870 during Jordán's rebellion. In 1942, it was declared a national historical monument. In 1999, for its 150th anniversary, the building was rebuilt and made into a museum, the College Historical Museum. The college is set subordinate administratively to the Autonomous University of Entre Ríos.

Alumni

Deans

ImageDeanTenureNotes
Lorenzo Jordana1849–1851a teacher from Spain, his classes, funded by the State, were the basis for the Colegio. Eventually left for Buenos Aires due to poor health
Manuel María Erausquin1851–1854Basque catholic priest, doctor in theology and canon law
Alberto Larroque1854–1864a French doctor of law, he eventually left for Buenos Aires due to disagreements with Urquiza
Juan Domingo Vico1864–1867initially an inspector hired to oversee teaching in the college, he took over after Larroque left
Eugenio Mauguin1867interim dean, he died from cholera shortly after taking office
Samuel Storrow Higginson1867–1870Harvard alumni and a chaplain in the Union Army during the American Civil War, sent for directly by Sarmiento; left after the college was sacked
Agustín Mariano Alió1871–1874Spanish republican journalist, left the institution in the aftermath of a "tremendous student revolution" which led to four students being expelled and the vice-dean being fired.
Guillermo Seekamp1874–1875German chemist who had initially come to the region to work as a scientist for Liebig's. Assumed the office of dean in an interim manner
Clodomiro Quiroga1875–1880ex-director of the Biblioteca Nacional de Maestras y Maestros and an English teacher at the college
Honorio Leguizamón1880–1888headed a program of nationalization of the school's teachers, tried to stop foreign languages from being taught. Left to head the Escuela Normal de Profesoras de Buenos Aires
Carlos Jurado1888–1892former law student at the institution
José Benjamín Zubiaur1892–1899member of the first International Olympic Committee, doctor of law, and an early advocate of physical education classes for children; left to become Director of Public Instruction in Buenos Aires
Enrique de Vedia1899–1902professor of literature and Spanish, left to head the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
Dermidio Carreño1902–1910ex-Governor of La Rioja, who had also occupied several positions in the Argentine educational system
Eduardo Tibiletti1910–1920former student of the institution and, in 1910, professor of civics there. Would in the 1930s be elected Governor of Entre Ríos
José Haedo1921–1938former student, during his term the historical building began to be rebuilt from the ground up, leaving only its facade from the original
Lucio José Macedo1938–1940previously vice-dean, served as interim dean, oversaw the continuation of the rebuilding process. Later on in the 1940s would be dean of the city's normal school
Luis E. Grianta1940–1948doctor in chemistry, worked as a civil servant and as a teacher for the Colegio for 26 years before being appointed dean. He eventually was removed from the position due to his political ideas
Felipe Texier1948–1952formerly a history teacher at the Colegio, he left the post of dean when he was elected Governor of Entre Ríos
Rodolfo Luis Scelzi1952–1955a physician who had previously taught psychology classes at the Colegio
Ernesto Maxit1955–1962former law student at the institution
Félix Omar Carulla1962–1973
Miguel Angel Gregori1973–1977previously had taught history at the Colegio. Prolific writer about Entre Ríos' history
Aracely Latorre1978–1979first female dean of the Colegio, she would later head Concepción's local culture comissary
Eduardo Julio Giqueaux1979–2011former philosophy teacher at the Colegio, continued to publish books and articles during his term as dean
Celia D'Angelo2011–2014a psychologist, she was removed from office amidst tensions with the Autonomous University of Entre Ríos' administration
Claudia Musco2014-2015previously vice-dean, served as interim dean
Maria del Carmen Petrone2015–2018former student, previously vice-dean; after her term as dean, served as city councilwoman
Ramon Cieri2018–former history teacher