The University of Deusto (Spanish: Universidad de Deusto) is one of the most distinguished academic institutions in Spain, with campuses in Bilbao and San Sebastian.
History
The University of Deusto first opened in
1886, having been founded because of the
Basque Country's desire to have its own university and the
Society of Jesus's wish to move its School of Higher Studies in
Laguardia to a more central place. A huge building was designed by architect Marquess of Cubas, which was at its time Bilbao's largest building. Now it's the main building of the campus situated opposite to the
Guggenheim Museum. The Business College of the University, founded in 1916, was the first college and the only one of its kind for nearly 50 years in Spain, which became the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in 1973.
Civil War and Postwar
The advent of the
Second Spanish Republic (1931) interrupted and altered university life at Deusto. On 23 January 1932, the Spanish Government dissolved the Company of Jesus by decree, and the University, owned by the Jesuits, was closed down. Some lectures still continued at the "Academia Vizcaína de Cultura" and the "Universidad Comercial" (Faculty of Economics) could carry on working as normal until the beginning of the
Spanish Civil War.
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