The statue of Fray Miguel de Benavides along with wrought iron fence attached in the 19th century and royal palms was also located at the middle of the plaza.

[1] In August 1750, along with the school, the beaterio was built and was placed under the protection of Santa Rosa de Lima.

On September 22, 1774, the school and beaterio were placed under royal patronage – through the Real Cedula of 1774 by the Spanish Monarch Order.

[2] Both institutions were later turned-over to the care of the Dominican friars, and subsequently passed-on to the Royal Audiencia in 1784, and then to a junta of alumnae and matrons of the city until 1886 when administration was transferred to the Daughters of Charity (Paules sisters), who renamed the school Colegio de Sta.

However, the building was destroyed by the initial bombing of Manila in 1941 forcing the sisters to transfer the school to Sta.

In 1964, they shared the same sentiment that inspired Madre Paula when she founded the school in Intramuros, thus, responding to the demands for a Catholic institution in the municipality of Makati.

Moises Lopez, OAR, who was then president of the Board of Trustees, Colegio de Sta.