Colonial Brazil did not offer higher education prior to 1800, which is why the earliest universities in colonial Latin America were all in Spanish America. Among these, the oldest were those of Santo Domingo, Mexico City and _________.

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The oldest universities in colonial Latin America were indeed in Spanish America due to the lack of higher education institutions in colonial Brazil before 1800. The University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru, is one of the oldest, founded in 1551 alongside the University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and the University of Mexico (now the National Autonomous University of Mexico) in Mexico City.

Colonial Brazil Did Not Offer Higher Education Prior to 1800