A May 4, 1953 Bishop Dr. Francisco Manfredi , accompanied by nine students and a teacher initiated activities Senior High School San Buenaventura. Tertiary Franciscan Missionary Sisters gave him shelter in his San Juan office, the College of Our Lady Transit, solar I saw him grow, develop, become first University Institute and later at Catholic University, to finally deploy its mighty wings and fly with the security that mature life. Catholic University of Cuyo is an academic community inspired by the Christian faith of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the integral development of individuals, through the generation, dissemination and preservation of science, technology, art and culture; promoting regional development from its peculiarities, in a framework of academic excellence and freedom as an effective way to contribute to solving the problems and needs of this age in the light of the Gospel Truth.