Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
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Bolívar 263 Buenos Aires Argentina |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1863 |
| Founder | [Bartolomé Mitre] |
| Rector | Prof. Gustavo Zorzoli |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 2017 |
| Colour(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics | Soccer, field hockey, swimming, handball, track and field, basketball, gymnastics, judo, rugby, volleyball, Fencing |
| Nickname | El Nacional, Nacio |
| Affiliation | University of Buenos Aires |
| Former names | Colegio Grande de San Carlos, Real Colegio de San Carlos, Real Convictorio Carolino, Colegio Nacional |
| Notable alumni | Manuel Belgrano, Bernardo Houssay, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, José Luis Murature, Lalo Schiffrin |
| Website | http://www.cnba.uba.ar |
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Coordinates: 34°36′40″S 58°22′26″W / 34.611°S 58.374°W
Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires (National School of Buenos Aires) is a public high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the tradition of the European gymnasium it provides a free education that includes classical languages such as Latin and Greek. The school is one of the most prestigious in Argentina. Its alumni include many personalities, including two Nobel laureates and four Presidents of Argentina.
Its origins date to 1661, when it was known as Colegio Grande de San Carlos, when the colonial government entrusted the Jesuit Order with the education of the youth. After the Papal suppression of the Jesuits from Spanish Empire-controlled South America in 1767, the institution languished until 1772, when governor Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo reopened the school as the Real Colegio de San Carlos. Vértiz, already appointed Viceroy of the Río de la Plata, renamed the school Real Convictorio Carolino in 1783, a name that endured until 1806. Thereafter, the school changed its name and program several times.
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