The direct antecedent of Lasallian schools starts with its founder St. John Baptist de la Salle, who was born in 1651, in the city of Reims, France, and whose life was dedicated to teacher training and education of poor children, encouraging free education; His death takes place in April 1719 in the city of Rouen, France leaving a congregation that has prevailed through the centuries with the same mission.
Benavente College and La Salle Benavente University studies offer basic, upper secondary, higher and postgraduate students and to form professional integrity, academic excellence, achieve the development of the competences of each program, from a humanist philosophy, through the support of trained teachers lifelong learning, adequate physical spaces and equipment needed to provide a service with quality standards that respond appropriately to changes demanded by society in different areas of life