Instituto O'Higgins de Rancagua

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O'Higgins Institute
Instituto O'Higgins
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Instituto O'Higgins main entrance
Location
Instituto O'Higgins de Rancagua
Estado No. 719



Chile
Coordinates 34°10′27″S70°44′31″W / 34.1742°S 70.7420°W / -34.1742; -70.7420
Information
MottoFormar buenos cristianos y honrados ciudadanos
(To form good christians and honest citizens)
Religious affiliationCatholic
Founded9 February 1915;110 years ago (1915-02-09)
FounderAndrés, Donato, Cristóbal y Salvador María Brothers
Authority Marist Brothers
RectorManuel Llanos Galaz
Age range4–18
Number of studentsOver 2.000
LanguageSpanish
ColoursGreen, white
Athletics Football, basketball, volleyball, athletics.
MascotLoro (parrot)
National ranking30º (1996–2006)
YearbookAnuario Alborada
Graduates (2014)150
AffiliationFIDE
Website www.iomaristas.cl

Instituto O'Higgins is a private Catholic school located in the center of Rancagua, Chile. It is administered by the Marist Brothers.

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It was founded in 1915 by four Marist Brothers, Andrés, Donato, Cristobal and Salvador María. Originally the institute was exclusively for boys, but since year 2000, girls have been allowed as well. [1]

In 1925 the school created his own soccer team, the Club de Deportes Instituto O'Higgins, that was merged in 1954 with the Braden Copper Company team, creating the O'Higgins Braden club. One year later, in 1955, O'Higgins Braden merged with América de Rancagua football club, forming the current Club Deportivo O'Higgins. [2]

This school has a sports park called Estadio Marista (Marist Stadium), located in the town of Machalí, near Rancagua. [3]

Rectors

The rectors of the school had been: [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Historia". io.maristas.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. "1955-1959". ohigginsfc.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. "Rancagua es epicentro de los Juegos Maristas Femeninos". Diario VI Región (in Spanish). 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.