| Event date: September 01, 1865 |
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Founding of the Ateneo Municipal de Manila.
The Ateneo de Manila University (also called "Ateneo de Manila" or simply "the Ateneo") is a private university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila to the Jesuits. It was then a state-subsidized school. It became a private school during the American occupation of the Philippines, and has moved from Manila to its current location. It received its university charter in 1959.
Among the Ateneo's alumni are Jose Rizal, the National Hero of the Philippines, several leaders of the propaganda movement during Philippine Revolution against Spain and the Philippine War against the United States, famous politicians including two Philippine Presidents, political activists, professionals, businessmen, and some famous writers and artists.
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