Colegio Imperial de Madrid
in Madrid, SpainCategory: Attraction
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Colegio Imperial de Madrid (also known as the Colegio Imperial de la Compañía de Jesús or El Colegio de San Pedro y San Pablo de la Compañía de Jesús en la Corte) nowadays Instituto San Isidro, was the name of a Jesuit educational institution in Madrid (Spain).
Founded at the end of the 16th century and reached its peak in the 17th century, acquiring the title of "Imperial College" thanks to the patronage of the Empress Maria, daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and the wife of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. Philip IV of Spain is considered the founder of the Reales Estudios in 1625. Subjects included theology, philosophy, geography, and the sciences. Lope de Vega, Francisco de Quevedo and Pedro Calderón de la Barca are some of the most distinguished institution's alumni.
The historic Imperial College employed various distinguished teachers from all over Europe, including:
Claude Clément (Claudio Clemente or Claudius Clemens) French
Jean-Baptiste Cysat, Swiss (in Madrid from 1628)
Jean Charles della Faille, Belgian
Claude Richard, French, made senior cosmographer
Hugh Sempill (Hugo Sempilius), Scottish
Alexius Silvius Polonus, Polish
Francisco Antonio Camassa, Italian
Jean Francois Petrey, French
Jakub Kresa, Czech, also later became senior cosmographer
