9. FRANCISCANS
Excelled in the field of languages.
FRAY PEDRO DE SAN BUENAVENTURA
composed the first
Spanish-Tagalog dictionary
(Vocabulario de la
Lengua Tagala)
13. DOMINICANS
Opened the UNIVERSITY OF STO. TOMAS
(UST - the oldest existing university in Asia)
Some famous alumni are: Jose Rizal, Apolinario
Mabini, Marcelo H. del Pilar)