Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
The Decrees of Benito Juárez in Dolores Hidalgo
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 1, 2016
1. The Decrees of Benito Juárez in Dolores Hidalgo Marker
durante su estancia en esta ciudad
El C. Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Lic. Benito Juárez García
Decretó:
1º "Que la Villa de Dolores queda erigida en ciudad"
2º "En su plaza principal se levantará una columna,
y sobre esta se colocará la estatua
de Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla"
3º "La Casa del Heroe será perpetuamente propiedad de la nación"
A 150 años de la entrada en vigor de dicho decreto,
El H. Ayuntamiento Constitucional 2012-2015
refrenda su gratitud al “Benemerito de las Americas”
Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional, Gto.
a 6 de junio de 2013.
The President of the United Mexican States
Lic. Benito Juárez García
Decreed:
1st "That the Villa of Dolores is elevated to the status of City"
2nd "In its main square a column will be erected, a statue of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla"
3rd "The House of the Hero will be perpetually owned by the nation"
On the 150th
this page online
The Honorable and Constitutional City Hall, 2012-2015
Gives its gratitude to the "Most Distinguished of the Americas"
Dolores Hidalgo, Cradle of National Independence, Guanajuato, June 6, 2013.
Erected 2013 by El Honorable Ayuntamiento Constitucional de Dolores Hidalgo, 2012-2015.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1863.
Location. 21° 9.462′ N, 100° 56.069′ W. Marker is in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato. The marker is in the center of the town square of Dolores Hidalgo, in front of the Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church (Templo de la Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores), near the intersection of Calles Guanajuato and Hidalgo. It is just to the north of the monument to Miguel Hidalgo, near some park benches. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dolores Hidalgo GTO 37800, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hidalgo Memorial and Independence Garden (a few steps from this marker); Miguel Hidalgo and the First Insurgents (a few steps from this marker); House of Mariano Abasolo (within shouting distance of this marker); Miguel Hidalgo (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 1, 2016
2. The Decrees of Benito Juárez in Dolores Hidalgo Marker
The marker is to the right of a man holding a guitar near the center of the photo in this view.
Regarding The Decrees of Benito Juárez in Dolores Hidalgo. While there are probably hundreds of markers and monuments dedicated to Benito Juárez throughout the world, this one is remarkable for what it leaves unsaid. When Juárez stayed in Dolores Hidalgo on June 6, 1863, he was fleeing the invading French forces that would finally enter Mexico City on June 7. The marker fails to mention that Juárez, even while fleeing to the northern extreme of Mexico in order to continue guerrilla actions against the French, took advantage of his stopover here in order to make these three decrees with the hope that they would help his countrymen to symbolically tie the conflict against the French to the earlier struggle for Mexican Independence. In the end, he was proven right: the French eventually removed their support from the imposed king Maximillian and Juárez was able to restore the Mexican Republic in 1867.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
