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

The Route of Hidalgo

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 11, 2018

1. The Route of Hidalgo Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ruta de Hidalgo
1810 1811
Año de la Patria 1960

English translation:
The Route of Hidalgo
1810 – 1811
Year of the Nation – 1960

Erected 1960 by la Secretaria de Educación Pública.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 20° 43.406′ N, 100° 45.63′ W. Marker is in Comonfort, Guanajuato. Memorial is at the intersection of Calle Vicente Guerrero and Calle Melchor Ocampo, on the right when traveling south on Calle Vicente Guerrero. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Comonfort GTO 38200, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. José María Luis Mora (approx. half a kilometer away); The Parish of Saint Anthony of Padua (approx. 20.6 kilometers away); José Mojica (approx. 20.6 kilometers away); Benito Juárez Park (approx. 20.7 kilometers away); The Fountain (El Chorro)

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(approx. 20.7 kilometers away); El Chorro Neighborhood (approx. 20.8 kilometers away); Manor House of the de la Canal Family (Allende Institute) (approx. 20.8 kilometers away); Izquinapan and the Founding of San Miguel de Allende (approx. 20.8 kilometers away).

Regarding The Route of Hidalgo. In order to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the struggle for Mexican Independence, the Mexican Secretary of Public Education erected 260 monuments similar to this one in 1960. They marked the Route of Hidalgo and his Insurgent Army from Dolores to Chihuahua, the place of his final sacrifice.

Hidalgo and the insurgents passed through here on September 19, 1810, when the town was known as Chamacuero.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 11, 2018

2. The Route of Hidalgo Marker

An eagle's head sculpture tops the Route of Hidalgo monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 11, 2018

3. An eagle's head sculpture tops the Route of Hidalgo monument

The eagle holds a flag in its beak which reads 'libertad' (liberty).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.