Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: The University began operations in 1859 when the City of Manila turned over the Escuela Municipal de Manila , a public primary school in Intramuros , to Spanish Jesuits .
Simplified: The University began in 1859 when the City of Manila turned over the Escuela Municipal , a public primary school in Intramuros , to Spanish Jesuits .