The English College of St. Alban, Valladolid: A story of Survival

• Autores: Michael E. Williams
• Localización: ES: Revista de filología inglesa, ISSN 0210-9689, Nº. 14, 1990, págs. 17-30
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Religious persecution in England in the 16th century led to an exodus of English Catholics to Europe and the founding of seminaries at Douai, Rheims and Rome. As Valladolid lay on the easiest route to Rome a college was founded there, which survived those first years thanks to the generosity of the local people and bequests from nobility and royalty. At first the English College was under the control of a Spanish Jesuit but with the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767, the rector became English. During the 19th and 20th century the college has gone through difficult periods, but thanks to the common interests of both English and Spanish Catholics and the diplomatic savoir faire of the college's rectors, it has survived. The fact that it has done so for 400 years is a hopeful sign for the future.