Liceo Héctor Miranda
| Héctor Miranda Lyceum | |
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Liceo Héctor Miranda | |
Liceo Héctor Miranda in 2021 | |
| Location | |
2244 Profesor Carlos Bacigalupi St. , | |
| Information | |
| Other name | Liceo No. 2 de Montevideo |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1916 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Website | Liceo Héctor Miranda |
Liceo Héctor Miranda, officially designated Liceo No. 2 of Montevideo, is a public secondary school in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1] Located in the Aguada neighborhood, it provides upper secondary education, serving students in the final three years of secondary school, corresponding to Educación Media Superior (grades 10 to 12).
History
Liceo Héctor Miranda was established following the enactment of a law on January 18, 1916, which authorized the government to create two new public secondary education institutions in Montevideo in order to relieve overcrowding in the existing secondary education system.[2] These institutions were collectively known as the Liceos de la Capital (Spanish for 'Capital City Secondary Schools'). In 1918, the institutions—officially designated Liceo No. 1 and Liceo No. 2—were additionally assigned honorary names: Liceo No. 1 received the name José Enrique Rodó, while Liceo No. 2 received the name Héctor Miranda, at the initiative of the then dean of the Section of Secondary and Preparatory Education.[3] Héctor Miranda was a historian and politician who, while serving as a parliamentarian, introduced the first bill on women's civil rights in 1914.[4][5]
In its early years, the school operated with only first- and second-year classes and enrolled 381 students at the beginning of its activities; by 1925, enrollment had increased to 1,910 students.[6] The classroom desks were commissioned from an Indianapolis-based American manufacturer specializing in educational furniture.[6] In 1917, the institution established its first Student Association.
Building
The school's first premises were located in a building on 2268 Sierra Street, now Fernández Crespo Avenue, in the Aguada neighborhood. In subsequent years, Liceo Héctor Miranda operated additional annexes in adjacent properties, where second-, third-, and fourth-year classes (grades 8, 9, and 10) were held.[2]
During the 1950s, construction began on a new school building in a modern architectural style on Professor Carlos Bacigalupi Street, located approximately 350 metres from the original site.[7] The new premises were inaugurated in 1959, while the former building was later reassigned to house Liceo Francisco Acuña de Figueroa from 1963 onward.[8] The current building was declared a Site of Departmental Interest by the Intendancy of Montevideo in 2015.[9]
Notable alumni
- Mario Benedetti – novelist and poet
- Paola Bianco – television presenter
- Ana Olivera – politician
- Óscar Tabárez – football manager
References
- ^ "Liceo N.º 2 "Héctor Miranda" | DGES". www.dges.edu.uy. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ a b "100 años del Rodó y el Miranda". EL PAIS. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Comunidado de Prensa Nº 4734" [Press Release No. 4734]. Cámara de Representantes de Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "El sufragio femenino en Uruguay: desde Héctor Miranda y Paulina Luisi a Cerro Chato". 970 Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ en, Por Daniel CecchiniSeguir (3 July 2025). "El pueblo uruguayo que fue precursor del voto femenino en América Latina y la mujer negra de 90 años que abrió los comicios". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ a b Benavídez Ferraro, Herminia. "La Historia del Liceo Miranda" [The History of Miranda High School] (PDF). Liceo 02 "Héctor Miranda" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Al rescate de la Arquitectura Moderna". www.180.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Aguada, Mirada Benedetti". Mirada Benedetti. Archived from the original on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Decreto N°. 35.639 de la Junta Departamental de Montevideo". normativa.montevideo.gub.uy (in Spanish). 12 February 2016 [2015-08-12]. Retrieved 16 January 2026.