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Manzana de las Luces

Manzana de las Luces: Manzana de las Luces: the Jesuits arrived in 1608 and began the San Ignacio church in 1686; they were expelled in 1767. Under the viceroyalty the block housed the Real Colegio San Carlos, the Real Imprenta de Niños Expósitos and the Protomedicato, a cultural centre of the colonial city. and Fundación de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (1821): the university was founded on 12 August 1821 in the San Ignacio church; the newspaper El Argos named the block 'Manzana de las Luces' on 1 September 1821.† 1608: Manzana de las Luces: the Jesuits arrived in 1608 and began the San Ignacio church in 1686; they were expelled in 1767. Under the viceroyalty the block housed the Real Colegio San Carlos, the Real Imprenta de Niños Expósitos and the Protomedicato, a cultural centre of the colonial city.† 1821: Fundación de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (1821): the university was founded on 12 August 1821 in the San Ignacio church; the newspaper El Argos named the block 'Manzana de las Luces' on 1 September 1821.†

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Manzana de las Luces: the Jesuits arrived in 1608 and began the San Ignacio church in 1686; they were expelled in 1767. Under the viceroyalty the block housed the Real Colegio San Carlos, the Real Imprenta de Niños Expósitos and the Protomedicato, a cultural centre of the colonial city.1608–1767

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Fundación de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (1821): the university was founded on 12 August 1821 in the San Ignacio church; the newspaper El Argos named the block 'Manzana de las Luces' on 1 September 1821.Aug 12, 1821

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