Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico — The Pacific Coast (and Central Highlands)
The Battle of Calderón Bridge
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 16, 2016
1. The Battle of Calderón Bridge Marker
The marker is a large four-sided monument, easily visible from the road. This text is repeated on the reverse of the marker.
Inscription.
, Aquí en este sitio , el 17 de enero de 1811 , la suerte fue adversa , al Padre de la Patria , Don Miguel Hidalgo , y Costilla , y al Generalisimo , Don Ignacio Allende, Defendamos nuestra libertad e independencia , 2006,
Aquí en este sitio el 17 de enero de 1811 la suerte fue adversa al Padre de la Patria Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla y al Generalisimo Don Ignacio Allende
Defendamos nuestra libertad e independencia 2006
English translation: Here on this site January 17, 1811 Luck went against the Father of the Nation Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and the General Ignacio Allende
Location. 20° 40.514′ N, 103° 0.504′ W. Marker is in Zapotlanejo, Jalisco. Memorial is on Carretera Tepatitlán de Morelos - Zapotlanejo (Route 80), on the left when traveling north. The marker is near the entrance to the Calderón Bridge park. The park is about 11 km north of the town of Zapotlanejo on Carretera 80, on the left while traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Zapotlanejo JAL 45430, Mexico. Touch for directions.
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marker is within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named The Battle of Calderón Bridge (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line).
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 16, 2016
2. The Battle of Calderón Bridge Marker
The monument to the battle includes this stylized sculpture of a hand carrying a torch, a symbol of the War of Mexican Independence.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 16, 2016
3. The Battle of Calderón Bridge Marker
This view of the marker and monument is towards the east from inside the park.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 16, 2016
4. Miguel Hidalgo statue
This statue of Miguel Hidalgo and an Insurgent fighter is to the west inside of the park, closer to the Calderón Bridge. The sculptor was Juan José Méndez from Guadalajara and it was made by Fundidores Artísticos, S.A. of Mexico City.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 16, 2016
5. A view across the Calderón Bridge
The Insurgent Army, made up mostly of 100,000 untrained farmers and workers, came from Guadalajara towards the bridge. The Spanish Royalists of 6,000 would have looked out across the bridge at the attacking Insurgents in a view similar to that seen here.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 16, 2016
6. The Battle of Calderón Bridge Marker
This view of the bridge is from the east.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 10, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.