Vocational Training Centre Revillagigedo
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| Motto |
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam For the Greater Glory of God |
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| Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Established | 1929 |
| Location | Mariano Pola, 46, Gijón, Spain |
| Nickname | Gedo |
| Website | Gedo |
Vocational Training Centre Revillagigedo is a work of the Jesuits in Gijon, Asturias, Spain.[1] Early through higher grade vocational training courses are offered following the regulations for vocational training in Spain.[2]
History
Armada Alvaro Fernandez de Cordoba Valdes and Guemes (Gijón, 1843-1907), conde de Revillagigedo, VII marqués de San Esteban del Mar del Natahoyo, IV conde de Güemes y XVII adelantado de la Florida, after reading the Encyclical Rerum Novarum, decided to found a school for children of workers, giving technical training that was useful in the industry that arose in Gijon in the last third of nineteenth century. It was located on land in the district of Natahoyo next to the old hermitage of San Esteban del Mar, and entrusted to the Society of Jesus. Armada Alvaro Fernandez de Cordoba died in Gijon in 1907, but his widow commissioned the eldest son, also named Alvaro, to continue the work of his father. The project was assigned to architect Miguel García Lomas and in April 1923 the first stone was placed for the new building. Shortly thereafter, on 25 November 1923, Alvaro Armada died in an accident and his brother, Luis Gonzaga Navy, IX Marquess of Santa Cruz de Rivadulla, took charge of the work. A sister of both, Encarnación Navy Rios, became a Religious of the Sacred Heart in 1926 and left her inheritance for the school's construction. Thanks to this economic boost, the center opened on 18 September 1929 as "School Foundation Revillagigedo" with the assistance of Jaime de Borbon y Battenberg.[3]
Facilities
Gedo occupies approximately 2.1 acres, divided into courtyards, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, multipurpose classrooms, classroom-workshops, and professional workshops (welding shop, boiler, workshop lathes, milling, metrology, and testing).