Instituto Cervantes Of Manila

The Instituto Cervantes was created in Spain in 1991 to promote the Spanish language and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Our Head Office is in Madrid and Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), the birthplace of the writer Miguel de Cervantes. The Instituto Cervantes has over forty centres in four continents.

Objectives :

•Organizes the Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE), as well as issuing the official certificates and diplomas to the participants in our courses.
•Organizes Spanish courses.
•Organizes Spanish teacher training.
•Supports Hispanists in their work.
•Organizes cultural events in conjunction with other organizations.

The work of the Instituto Cervantes is directed by representatives from the worlds of the academe, culture and literature from Spain and Latin America.

The Instituto Cervantes in Manila

In 1994, the Spanish Princess Dona Elena officially inaugurated the Instituto Cervantes in Manila. Today, with the opening of the new headquarters in Madrid, it confirms Spain's mission to strengthen its cultural presence in Southeast Asia.

In 2006, the Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Ms.Leire Pajín, presided the presentation of the new office that houses the Instituto Cervantes in Manila, a newly constructed building with a modern architectural design of 1,800 square metres with nine classrooms, a library, an auditorium and exhibition hall. The center can be found at 855 Kalaw street in the historic district of Ermita.

In the past academic year, 6,148 enrollees were registered to Instituto Cervantes in 263 courses to learn the Spanish language in Manila. Aside from our academic courses, Instituto Cervantes also promotes the dissemination of the Spanish and Latin American cultures through numerous activities and events.

Address:

855 T.M. Kalaw St.

1000 Ermita, Manila

Filipinas

Tel.: (632) 526-1482

Fax.: (632) 526-1449

cenmni@cervantes.es


Website: Instituto Cervantes of Manila

Colegio de Santa Rosa (Intramuros, Manila)

Colegio de Santa Rosa was initially known as Beaterio y Casa de Enseñanza, and was established for the education of orphaned girls by Madre Paula de Santissima Trinidad in 1750. The college occupied a lot in front of the Santo Tomas University. In 1739, this lot was occupied by a small residence, which had to be demolished to make way for the school building.

Madre Paula had come from Lerida, Spain to Manila with the expressed purpose of establishing a school. Beside the school a beaterio was built.  In 1774, the school was granted royal patronage on condition that it be opened to women of all classes. The institution was taken over by the Daughters of Charity in 1886 and had its name changed to COLEGIO DE SANTA ROSA.

Although damaged in 1863 by an earthquake and by another one in 1880, a new and bigger structure was built in place of the ruins. By the turn of the century the college was one of the more important institutions of learning for women. The building was destroyed by the initial bombing of Manila in 1941 forcing the sisters to transfer the school to Sta. Mesa.

In 1949, a new school was opened at the old site in Intramuros.  The administration of Colegio de Santa Rosa was handed over to the sisters of the Siervas de San Jose (Servants of Saint Joseph ) that same year.

 In 1981, it was transferred to the Augustinian Recollect nuns who run the school today. Although the post-war school buildings followed the modern style. Recently, the buildings have undergone a facelift and the turn of the century facade of Sta. Rosa has been recreated, in concrete rather than in wood used in the original.

Colegio de Sta. Rosa is located at Solana St., Intramuros, Manila.

Telephone no.:Tel # 527-37-97 and 301-05-06

Source: Intramuros Administration