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Pedro De Ghent, the First Master of America

Pedro de Ghent was a Franciscan missionary, born in Ayghem-St-Pierre, Ghent, Belgium in the 15th century. He arrived in New Spain in 1523, starting from that moment an intense educational work. Pedro de Ghent founded the first school on the American continent, which was located in Texcoco and later established in Mexico City the school attached to the temple of San José Belén de los Naturales. In it he taught children and adults reading, writing…
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Pedro de Ghent was a Franciscan missionary, born in Ayghem-St-Pierre, Ghent, Belgium in the 15th century. He arrived in New Spain in 1523, starting from that moment an intense educational work. Pedro de Ghent founded the first school on the American continent, which was located in Texcoco and later established in Mexico City the school attached to the temple of San José Belén de los Naturales. In it he taught children and adults reading, writing…

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