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Also Known As Royal and Pontifical University • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México • UNAM
Date 1551 - present
Areas Of Involvement public education
Notable Alumni Claudia Sheinbaum • Carlos Slim Helú • Andrés Manuel López Obrador • Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas • José López Portillo • Sergio Pitol • Carlos Salinas de Gortari • Luis Echeverría Álvarez • Miguel de la Madrid • Fernando del Paso • Luis Zapata

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