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Organizations

Provincial School Board of Galicia

An institution supervising primary, secondary, and vocational education in the crown land. The Board was headed by the governor of Galicia or his appointed deputy and operated from 1868 to 1921.
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Habsburg University

The University, founded in 1784 by Joseph II on the basis of the abolished Jesuit academy, was to become the main source of professional officials for the capital of the Galician province. Stress was laid not on research, but chiefly on the training of managers. After numerous changes, in particular, the demotion of the institution status to that of a lyceum, in 1817 the university was refounded by Emperor Francis II. The institution existed in this condition till the end of 1918.
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