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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: December 4, 2017
Caption:
Additional markers on the School of Jurisprudence | Additional Description: On the corner of the building are these two additional markers. The one towards the top indicates that the building was designed and constructed by Engineer Salvador Echagaray. The second, green marker is one of a series that have been put up around the historic center of Mexico City, with quotes from famous literature, usually about the city. This marker reads:
Ciudad de México
Centro Histórico
¡Oh ciudad rica, pueblo sin segundo,
más lleno de tesoros y bellezas
que de peces y arena el mar profundo!
Bernardo de Balbuena
de Grandeza Mexicana, Año 1604, Siglo XVII
English translation:
Mexico City, Historic Center
Oh beautiful city, a town without compare,
more full of treasures and beauty,
than the deep sea has fish and sand!
Bernardo de Balbuena, de Grandeza Mexicana, 1604, 17th century
Submitted: December 13, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p408115
File Size: 0.965 Megabytes
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