The University Pencopolitana whose name was '' ' Pontificia Universidad Pencopolitana de La Concepción ' '' ( Pontifical Pencopolitana University of The Conception ) was an old university founded though a decree of the Bishop of Concepción , delivered to the administration of the Society of Jesus which functioned between the years 1724 and 1767 . In May 24 of 1751 an earthquake followed by a tsunami , ravaged the city causing serious damage , including the destruction of the library of the University and all of its funds . As a product of the fury of the waters , a rich collection of texts of the governance of southern Chile were lost , which resulted in a disaster for the culture and collective memory of the city . Due to the natural disasters , it was decided to relocate the city to the called Valle de la Mocha , location where it is currently situated . Slowly the seminary was revived in the new location , in a period of decline in academic activity in Chilean monastic universities after the creation of the Universidad de San Felipe , yet some degrees continued to be granted before the Suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1767 . The aforementioned University is considered to be the natural and legitimate predecessor of the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción ( UCSC ) , erected by the Archbishop of Concepción in 1991 , from the Talcahuano Regional Headquarters of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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1751 Concepción earthquake
Concepción, Chile