Victoria, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Miguel Hidalgo

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, February 10, 2017

1. Miguel Hidalgo Marker

Inscription.
Por acuerdo del H. Ayuntamiento
1967-1969
se erigio este monumento
al Padre de la Patria
Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
siendo Presidente Municipal el C.
Simon Amador Mata
Villa Victoria, Gto., diciembre de 1969

English translation:
Through the agreement of the Honorable Municipal Council
1967-1969
this monument was erected to the Father of the Nation
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
under the Municipal President
Simon Amador Mata
The Villa of Victoria, Guanajuato, December 1969

Erected 1969 by El Honorable Ayuntamiento de Victoria de 1967-1969.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1969.

Location. 21° 12.742′ N, 100° 12.9′ W. Marker is in Victoria, Guanajuato. Marker is on Calle Libertad, on the left when traveling east. The marker is in the south portion of a small park just north of the Municipal Building of Victoria. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Victoria GTO 37920, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Father Juan González Zarate (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Mythical Environment and Time Cycles

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

(approx. 2.3 kilometers away); The Bow and Arrow (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); The human figure (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); Rock art in contact (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); A Fragile Testimony (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); The Imagination of Rock Art (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Rock Art in the 16th Century (approx. 2.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, February 10, 2017

2. Miguel Hidalgo Marker

There are two additional markers on the side of this monument. One commemorates the 1967 building of a secondary school and the second memorializes the introduction of electricity to the town in 1969.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.