History of the Ateneo de Manila
The Ateneo de Manila University (Filipino: "Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila") is a private research university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1859 by the Society of Jesus, the Ateneo is the third-oldest university in the Philippines.
The founding of the Ateneo de Manila University has its roots in the history of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a teaching order. The first Spanish Jesuits in the Philippines, Alonzo Sánchez and Antonio Sedeño, arrived in 1581 as missionaries. They were custodians of the "ratio studiorum", the Jesuit system of education developed around 1559. Within a decade of their arrival, Sedeño and the Jesuits had founded the Colegio de Manila ("Colegio Seminario de San Ignacio") in the historic core of Manila, Intramuros, in 1590. The Colegio formally opened in 1595, the first school in the Philippines.
United Nations LRT station
The vicinity is home to major educational institutions, such as Instituto Cervantes de Manila, Adamson University, Philippine Normal University, Technological University of the Philippines, U.P. Manila College of Arts and Sciences, Santa Isabel College Manila, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Araullo High School, and the Manila Science High School. The National Library, National Museum of Anthropology, and Paco Park are also within steps from this station, as well as the Philtrust Bank headquarters, YWCA of Manila, Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel, The Pearl Manila Hotel, Central United Methodist Church (Manila), and Cathedral of Praise. Some of the prominent hospitals are located near this station along UN Avenue, the Manila Doctors Hospital and Medical Center Manila.