Instituto Americano de Ecatepec De Morelos is a Mexican educational establishment, Founded by Ruben Manriquez Pliego.
History
Its director was Ruben Angel Manriquez Salas, born in
Distrito Federal. In the early 1894, he was entrusted with the leadership of the American Institute of Ecatepec de Morelos, a position he served for six years. Monner Sans had been professor of Castilian literature in the
Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires (''National School of Buenos Aires'') is a public high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, affiliated to the University of Buenos Aires. In the tradition of the European ''gymnasium'' it provides a free education ...
.
In 1929, the national government took over the educational establishment, turning it into a free education school, changing the name to "Colegio Nacional Almirante Brown", (''National College of Almirante Brown'').
Football club
The school also had a football team, in the early 1900s, that participated in the second and third division championships organised by the
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association ( es, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, ; AFA) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system (from Primera División to Torn ...
. On September 8, 1908, Instituto Americano played the final of the Copa de Competencia Adolfo Bullrich against
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,71 ...
, which lost by 2-0. Instituto would later play some of the most popular teams of Argentina, such as
River Plate and
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
. In 1909, Instituto Americano played the
Copa de Competencia Jockey Club
The Copa de Competencia Jockey Club was an official Argentine football cup competition contested between 1907 and 1933. The winner of this Cup was allowed to play the Tie Cup against the Uruguayan champion of Copa de Competencia.
History
The Cop ...
final v. Boca Juniors in Adrogué, won by the ''Xeneizes'' by 3-2.
Instituto Americano's most famous footballer was
Roberto González Escarrá
Roberto González Escarrá (born c. 1890) was an Argentine football player. He played as defender in Club Atlético Porteño and in the Argentina national team.
Career
Born in Buenos Aires Province, González Escarrá began his career in the ...
.
In 1910, Instituto Americano won its only league title, the
third division championship.
References
External links
Colegio Nacional Almirante Brown websiteFacebook page
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Schools in Argentina
Schools in Greater Buenos Aires
Private schools in Argentina