Foundation
It was founded by a group of parents who attended several religious groups to create a college that would continue the catholic education given to their children at other private colleges of that time. It was the Jesuits who acceded to this request, under the direction of the priest Federico Chavez Peón, S.J. ensuring that the then inspector of the Province of Mexico, Lawrence O'Neill, S.J. processed and obtained approval from Rome.
The college is dedicated to the memory of San Luis Gonzaga, an Italian Jesuit beatified by Paul V on October 19, 1605 and canonized on December 13, 1726 by Benedict XIII, who declared him patron of youth.
The Instituto Cultural Tampico was first located in an old house in the Altavista district. It began operations in September 1962, with only a dozen male students to attend the first year. Gradually, more and more students joined every year, until all six high school grades were completed. Although, at the beginning the school accepted males only, years later females were accepted as well.
In the early 70's the ICT changed its facilities to a new campus at Avenida Universidad, where it is now.
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