Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco

The Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, established in 1536, is the oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas and the first major institution for interpreters and translators in the New World. Founded by the Franciscans on the site of an Aztec school, it aimed to educate Native American boys for the Catholic priesthood. Notable scholars like Bernardino de Sahagún taught there, contributing to significant works like the Florentine Codex. The Colegio's legacy is profound, as it represented a unique blend of indigenous and European education, despite its eventual decline and the controversies surrounding its establishment.