Miguel de Benavides Library
The Miguel de Benavides Library, also known as the University of Santo Tomas Library, is the main academic library of the University of Santo Tomas. The library has been in continuous service and its collection antedates the existence of the university itself.- Type: Library
- Description: library at University of Santo Tomas
- Also known as: “UST Main Library”
- Address: Manila, Metro Manila
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include UST Museum of Arts and Sciences and University of Santo Tomas Hospital.
UST Museum of Arts and Sciences
Museum
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The University of Santo Tomas Museum is the oldest existing museum in the Philippines. It started as a Gabinete de Fisica, or observation room, of mineral, botanical and biological collections in the 17th century. UST Museum of Arts and Sciences is situated 110 metres southeast of Miguel de Benavides Library.
University of Santo Tomas Hospital
Hospital
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The University of Santo Tomas Hospital is a hospital located at the University of Santo Tomas. The hospital has two divisions, a clinical teaching hospital that offers inexpensive medical care for indigent patients and a private hospital for patients with financial means, which is partially used to subsidize the clinical division. University of Santo Tomas Hospital is situated 190 metres east of Miguel de Benavides Library.
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
College
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The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery is the medical school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines. University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery is situated 140 metres northeast of Miguel de Benavides Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sampaloc and University Belt.
Sampaloc
Suburb
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Sampaloc is a district of Manila, Philippines. It is referred to as the University Belt or simply called "U-Belt" for numerous colleges and universities are found within the district such as the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest extant university in Asia…
University Belt
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The University Belt, or the "U-Belt" in short, contains a large cluster of universities and colleges in Manila. The universities in this district draws locals, other Filipinos, and some foreign students.
Quiapo
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Quiapo is a district in the bustling, busy and crowded city of Manila. Quiapo gets its name from a floating plant named; "Kiapo" that grew abundantly around that area.
Miguel de Benavides Library
- Categories: academic library and education
- Location: Santa Cruz, Capital District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.61088° or 14° 36′ 39″ northLongitude
120.9885° or 120° 59′ 19″ eastOpen location code
7Q62JX6Q+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 1067331193OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryWikidata ID
Q619270
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In Other Languages
“Miguel de Benavides Library” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Miguel de Benavides”
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