Colegio del Salvador is a
private Catholic
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,
pre-school
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,
primary, and
secondary school for boys, located in
Buenos Aires
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,
Argentina
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. The school was founded by the
Society of Jesus
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in 1868.
Notable alumni
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Natalio R. Botanapolitical scientist
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and
historian
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*
Carlos Octavio Bunge sociologist,
writer
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and
lawyer
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Oscar Camiliónpolitician
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, lawyer and
diplomat; served as
Minister of Defense from December 1993 to August 1996
*
Ivo Cutzaridaactor
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, politician, and director of films and
soap opera
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s
*
Enrique Finochietto
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Life and work
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a distinguished Argentine academic,
physician
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, and inventor
*
Joaquin Galansinger, actor,
composer and producer. Also known for being part of the famous duo
Pimpinela
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*
Manuel Gálvez
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novelist
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,
poet
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, essayist, historian and biographer
*
Julio Grondona
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football executive who served as the president of the
Argentine Football Association
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and as a Senior Vice-president of
FIFA
*
Juan José Llacheconomist
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and sociologist.
Professor
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and researcher of
Universidad Austral. Member of the
Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
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since 1994 and of the national academies of Education since 2003 and Economics since 2007. He also served as the Secretary of Economic Policy between December 1991 and August 1996 and as the
Minister of Education from December 1999 to October 2000
*
Felix Lunaprominent writer,
lyricist
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Royalties
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, and historian
*
Francisco Diego Macielretired football player
*
Salvador Oríalawyer who focused his career on economics; served as the
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during
Ramón Castillo
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presidency
*
Alejandro Posadas
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Posadas ...
physician and
surgeon specializing in
pediatric surgery
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. He was the first person to film an operation. He brought the first
x-ray machine
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to Argentina
*
Julio César Saguier
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lawyer and politician; former
Mayor of Buenos Aires
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Notable faculty
*
Pope Francis
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as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, taught literature and psychology and in served as spiritual director and confessor
*
Ismael Quilesa Spanish philosopher and Jesuit priest who was the main promoter of
East Asia
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n studies in Argentina; founded the School of Oriental Studies at
Universidad del Salvador
The Universidad del Salvador (USAL) is a Jesuit university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition to its campus in downtown Buenos Aires, it has instructional and research facilities in Pilar, San Miguel, Bahía Blanca, and in the provinces of ...
*
Guillermo FurlongJesuit priest
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and historian; Member of the
National Academy of History of Argentina
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Overview
Founded ...
Controversy
Ten former students denounce sexual abuse at the Jesuit school where the Pope was a teacher
See also
*
Catholic Church in Argentina
*
Education in Argentina
*
List of Jesuit schools
References
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Jesuit secondary schools in Argentina
Schools in Buenos Aires
Educational institutions established in 1868
1868 establishments in Argentina
Jesuit primary schools in Argentina
Boys' schools in Argentina