Note 14 — THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

This is the brief history of the first and most important educational institution of these islands,14 in which it may be seen that, without the violence of certain schools, with the moderation and firmness demanded by reforms in the branch of public instruction, this university combining perfectly scientific interests with religion and patriotic interests, has been able to rise to the height required by the circumstances of the period, and has fulfilled the aspirations of all true lovers of Christian and Spanish civilization.