1559
University of Évora (College of the Holy Spirit)
Colégio do Espírito Santo / Universidade de Évora
Cardinal Henrique founds the Jesuit university; in April the Pope grants university status.
Stories
Plato on the tiles 16th-18th c.
Classroom walls carry azulejo scenes such as Plato teaching his followers.
A cardinal founds a university 1559
Cardinal Henrique founds the Jesuit university; in April the Pope grants university status.
Cavalry at the college gates 1759
On 8 February cavalry surrounds the college as Pombal expels the Jesuits.
Reopened after two centuries 1973
Minister Veiga Simão reopens a university institute on the old site; it becomes the University of Évora in 1979.
University of Évora (College of the Holy Spirit) on the map of Évora