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ing are first taught. Three professors teach 

 enough of Latin to read mass, Aristotle's 

 Physics, and the Philosophy of Scotus, 

 which still prevailed in this school in 1808. 

 A professor of medicine demonstrates ana- 

 tomy, explains physiology, all the laws of 

 animal life, the art of curing, &c. on a ske- 

 leton, and some preparations in wax. Tf in 

 this orthodox country a provision for instruct- 

 ing in the profane arts and sciences has 

 been neglected, it has not been so with the 

 study of theology and canon law ; five pro- 

 fessors are occupied in teaching those sci- 

 ences. One only, the most learned of 

 course, is employed to defend the doc- 

 trine of Saint Thomas on the immaculate 

 conception, against all heretics 1 No diplo- 

 ma can be obtained without having sworn 

 to a sincere belief in this revered dogma ! 



" The university has also a professor who 

 teaches the Roman law, the Castilian laws. 



