The Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (Spanish: ''Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y El Caribe'') is a private institute housed in the former San Ildefonso Conciliar Seminary in Old San Juan,

San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to: Places Argentina * San Juan Province, Argentina * San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province * San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province * San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

that offers graduate studies in arts and

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

. It was incorporated on February 28, 1968, by

Pablo Casals Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan: ; 29 December 187622 October 1973), usually known in English by his Castilian Spanish name Pablo Casals,

, Luis Muñoz Marín, Roberto Busó Carrasquillo, and

Jaime Benítez Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and ...

. However, it remained inactive and without organization until 1976, when

Ricardo Alegría Ricardo E. Alegría Gallardo (April 14, 1921 – July 7, 2011) was a Puerto Rican scholar, cultural anthropologist and archaeologist known as the "father of modern Puerto Rican archaeology". Early years Alegría was born in San Juan, Puerto Ric ...

made a request before the

Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico ''Their mission'' is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access to all the students. The Council of Education of Puerto Rico es, Consejo de Educació ...

to transform the center into an academic institution. Seminario Conciliar de San Ildefonso de Puerto Rico

The center is currently accredited by the

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (Middle States Association or MSA) was a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association that performed peer evaluation and regional educational accreditation, accreditation of public and priva ...

and it publishes La ''Revista del Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe''.

Notable members

Enrique Laguerre Enrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez (July 15, 1905 – June 16, 2005) was a teacher, novelist, playwright, critic, and newspaper columnist from Moca, Puerto Rico. He is the author of the 1935 novel ''La Llamarada'' (), which has been for many years o ...

- emeritus member. *

- considered the founding father. *Camille Lizarríbar-

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

Dean of Student Affairs.

Notable alumni

Soraya Aracena Soraya Aracena is a anthropologist and curator from the Dominican Republic, who specialises in the religious and cultural practices of black Caribbean communities. In additional to her research she has also founded cultural festivals and an ethnog ...

- anthropologist and curator * María Colom Silva-(MA '92) Director of the Municipal Archive of Mayagüez. * Cristina M. Miranda Palacios-Executive Founding Director of the Puerto Rican Cities League. *

Abel Nazario Abel Nazario Quiñones (born 24 June 1970) is former senator at large of the 26th Senate of Puerto Rico and was mayor of Yauco, Puerto Rico. He was first elected in 2000 representing the New Progressive Party (PNP). He was reelected in 2004 , ...

-former mayor of Yauco. * Carlos Antonio Otero-Chief of Information at

El Vocero ''El Vocero de Puerto Rico'' is a Puerto Rican free newspaper that is published in San Juan. Published since 1974, ''El Vocero'' was at first the third of the four largest Puerto Rico newspapers, trailing '' El Mundo'' and ''El Nuevo Día'' and ...

References

External links

Official website

Official Facebook page
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