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Autonomous University of Yucatan

University in Merida, Mx

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ2684607 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Autonomous University of Yucatan, (Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán; UADY), is an autonomous public university in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, with its central campuses located in the state capital of Mérida. It is the largest tertiary educational institution (Spanish: educación superior) in the state, offering some 41 different courses at the undergraduate or Bachelor's degree (licenciatura) level, and 26 postgraduate Master's degrees (maestrías). The institution was established in 1922 by then governor Felipe Carrillo Puerto as the Universidad Nacional del Sureste, but its lineage may be traced back to a Spanish Empire royal decree promulgated in 1611, that allowed for the creation of the Colegio de San Francisco Javier in Mérida.

See also

Education in Mexico

Notes

References

UADY (n.d.). "Reseña Histórica de la UADY: Diversas Etapas Históricas de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán" (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. Retrieved February 5, 2008.

Secretaría General UADY (January 2008). "Universidad con transcendia social: Primer informe 2007" (PDF) (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Autonomous University of Yucatan” as university in Merida, Mx. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewMost valuable as an event-and-institution map that identifies actors, dates and record creators for deeper historical inquiry. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1922, 1611, 2008, 2007—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1922-02-25. The account is most persuasive where Autonomous, University and Yucatan can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the history & society register because the source frames it as university in Merida, Mx. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2684607. VIAF identifies the subject as 153663744. The Library of Congress control number is n85020224. Authority coordinates are 20.970, -89.623. 4 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1922, 1611, 2008 and 2007.

Critical limits

Later summaries often reconcile disputed chronology or motive more neatly than the contemporary record permits. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  • Institutional context
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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Autonomous University of Yucatan”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Autonomous University of Yucatan primary sources, Autonomous University of Yucatan archive and Autonomous research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Autonomous University of Yucatan”?
  2. Which voices are present, absent or mediated by the institution?
  3. Who created the surviving record, and for what administrative purpose?
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This entry incorporates text from “Autonomous University of Yucatan” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.