Editing Guanajuato (city) (section)

===University of Guanajuato===
[[File:Edificio Central de la Universidad de Guanajuato - Día.jpg|thumb|[[Universidad de Guanajuato|University of Guanajuato]]]]
The [[University of Guanajuato]] began as a Jesuit school for children in the first half of the 18th century. The establishment of this school was sponsored by Josefa Teresa de Busto y Moya, sister of the Marquis of San Clemente, who obtained permission for the school from the [[Spanish Crown]] in 1732 and established the institution in her home. She donated a fifth of her fortune toward it and worked to obtain donations from other wealthy families in the city.<ref name="rincones102">Gonzalez, p. 102</ref> However, credit for the establishment of the school is most often given to Jesuits.<ref name="mexdesgto"/><ref name="stampart14">Guanajuato, p. 14</ref> Over time, the school grew and began to offer high school and professional level studies. It held several names over its history, from Real Colegio de la Purísima Concepción (1767), Colegio del Estado (1828), Colegio Nacional de Guanajuato (1867), with its current name adopted in 1945.<ref name="rincones102"/> The Colegio del Estado name was prompted by the fact that the institution became the property of the state in 1828. In 1945, it gained university status.<ref name="stampart14"/>

Today the institution serves approximately 30,000 students at the high school, bachelor's and graduate levels. In addition to the main campus in the city, there are nine others in other parts of Guanajuato state. The university hosts a number of the events of the Festival Cervantino, with its famous stairway acting as seating.<ref name="rincones102"/> The best known facility of the institution is the main building in Guanajuato city, which was built in [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] style in green stone. It houses the dean's office, administrative offices and a number of the institution's departments.<ref name="stampart14"/> The main building is recognized by its long staircase with 113 steps, which empties onto the Callejón del Estudiante. Under the main roof is a 16th-century chapel that was sponsored by [[Vasco de Quiroga]] for indigenous mine workers. It's called the ''Templo de los Hospitales'' (Temple of the Hospitals). It received the image of the Virgin of the Rosary, now called the Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato.<ref name="descubre"/><ref name="rincones103"/>

The Museo de Historia Natural [[Alfredo Dugès]] is on the ground floor of the University of Guanajuato's main building. It contains a national-level collection of fossils, plants and animals. The importance of this collection comes from its state of conservation and its age. The collection was gathered by Alfredo Dugés and donated to the university.<ref name="rincones102"/>