San Salvador, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)
General Omar Torrijos Herrera
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 21, 2015
1. General Omar Torrijos Herrera Marker
(Omar) Torrijos Herrera
(Su) contribución a la Soberanía de
Panamá y a la paz en el Continente
(A)mericano, en ocasión del 102
(An)iversario de la Independencia
Nacional.
El Gobierno de la República de
Panamá en reconocimiento a la amistad
Permanente y a la solidaridad
del pueblo
Salvadoreño.
Excelentísimo Samuel Lewis Navarro
Primer Vice-Presidente de la Republica de Panamá y Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores
Su Excelencia Edgar Spence Herrera
Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario de la Republica de Panamá San Salvador, jueves 10 de noviembre de 2005
To General Omar Torrijos Herrera
And to his contribution to the sovereignty of
Panama and to peace on the American continent,
On the 102nd Anniversary of Panamanian Independence
The Government of the Republic of Panama in recognition of the permanent friendship and solidarity of the Salvadoran people
(Vice-President and Ambassador's names and titles)
San Salvador, Thursday, November 10, 2005
this page online
Erected 2005.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is November 10, 1908.
Location. 13° 41.229′ N, 89° 14.278′ W. Marker is in San Salvador. Marker is on Avenida de la Revolución just north of Araujo, in the median. This marker and bust are directly in front of the El Salvador Anthropology Museum (MUNA). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Salvador 1101, El Salvador. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Jaguar Altar (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); General Francisco de Paula Santander (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); General Manuel José Arce (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Sérgio Vieira de Mello (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Allegory to the Constitution of 1950 (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Monument to the Revolution of 1948 (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Pancho Lara (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Salvador.
Regarding General Omar Torrijos Herrera. General Omar Torrijos Herrera (1929-1981) was a Panamanian military officer. He came to be the maximum leader of Panama as part of a military coup in 1968 and led the country until his death in 1981 when an airplane he was in exploded. He was the father
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 21, 2015
2. Wide view of General Omar Torrijos Herrera Marker
The bust's sculptor was Ricuarte Martinez López (Nov. 2005).
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 6, 2019
3. General Omar Torrijos Herrera bust
Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 3. submitted on November 8, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
