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Asiento del Colegio de la Compañía de Jesus, fundado por Juan Jeronimo de Ribera y Quesada y provisto de licencia real el 23 de septiembre de 1701, erigido en Universidad y estudio general, con las mismas facultades y privilegios que gozaba la que se fundó en el Colegio de Gorjón el 23 de ferero de 1558. El Colegio se convirtió en la Universidad Real y Pontificia en Santiago de la Paz y de Gorjón en los años 1747 y 1748
English translation:
House of the Jesuits. Founding location of the College of the Company of Jesus, founded by Juan Jeronimo de Ribera y Quesada and given a royal license on September 23, 1701. It was changed to a University and house of general studies, with the same rights and privileges as that founded as the College of Gorjón on February 23, 1558. The College was converted into the Royal and Pontifical University of Santiago de la Paz y Gorjón during the years 1747 and 1748.
(Colonial Era • Education • Man-Made Features • Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Asiento del Colegio de la Compañía de Jesus, fundado por Juan Jeronimo de Ribera y Quesada y provisto de licencia real el 23 de septiembre de 1701, erigido en Universidad y estudio general, con las mismas facultades y privilegios que gozaba la que se fundó en el Colegio de Gorjón el 23 de ferero de 1558. El Colegio se convirtió en la Universidad Real y Pontificia en Santiago de la Paz y de Gorjón en los años 1747 y 1748
English translation:
House of the Jesuits. Founding location of the College of the Company of Jesus, founded by Juan Jeronimo de Ribera y Quesada and given a royal license on September 23, 1701. It was changed to a University and house of general studies, with the same rights and privileges as that founded as the College of Gorjón on February 23, 1558. The College was converted into the Royal and Pontifical University of Santiago de la Paz y Gorjón during the years 1747 and 1748.
(Colonial Era • Education • Man-Made Features • Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Zurich Station, formerly Alvord, was established in 1884 as a freight and passenger station on the Carson & Colorado Railway - known locally as "The Slim Princess."
Semper Lupus
From enlisted to officer
John Henry Pruitt, Congressional Medal of Honor
On November 16, 1864, Union cavalry under Col. Benjamin Marsh captured a small Confederate force at Liberty. Marsh had hoped to capture Brig. Gen. George Hodge, but he escaped. The next day, Brig. Gen. Albert Lee reinforced the Federals with 1,700 men and three cannon. On November 18, Confederate cavalry attempted to retake the town. Moving up the Greensburg Road, Col. John Scott's men were forced to withdraw after an hour long engagement. On the nineteenth, Union forces returned to Baton Rouge.
On Sept. 24, 1810, a group of West Floridians on horseback, led by Gen. Philemon Thomas and his military aide, Col. Benj. Parker Thomas, seized the old Baton Rouge Fort, ending 30 yrs. of Spanish control of West Florida.
Spine of West Oakland 
