Universidad Pontificia de México

The Universidad Pontificia de México (Pontifical University of Mexico) is a private institution of higher education originally established Charles I, King of Spain in 1551, re-established by the Holy See in 1982, and sponsored by the Roman Catholic Episcopate in Mexico.^[1] It is one of the two modern Mexican universities claiming to be successors of the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (Real y Pontificia Universidad de México), one of the first universities founded in North America.^[2] The university is today the only existing pontifical university in Mexico.^[3]

Pontifical University of Mexico

Universidad Pontificia de México
Former names	Royal University of Mexico (1551–1595) Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (1595–1821) Imperial and Pontificial University of Mexico (1821–1823) National and Pontificial University of Mexico (1823–1865)
Motto	Alma Mexicanensis Universitas Manu Regia Condita
Type	Private university Theological Seminary Law School
Established	21 September 1551 (Charles I, King of Spain) 29 June 1982 (re-established, Pope John Paul II)
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Chancellor	Carlos Aguiar Retes
Rector	Próspero Alfredo Vargas
Students	228
Location	Mexico City , Mexico
Campus	Urban
Website	pontificia.edu.mx

See also

• Pontifical university
• Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico