Quintana Roo ranks 74th among states and provinces with markers in this database. The Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo is a state in Mexico located in the Yucatan Peninsula. It is also in the Southeast region. Quintana Roo is some 21 thousand square kilometers in size with a population of around 1.5 million people. The state is divided into eleven municipalities and seven of them have entries in this database. In Quintana Roo we have discovered historical markers in nine cities and towns lying in 14 postal delivery areas.
There are at least 142 historical markers in Quintana Roo, by our count. We have cataloged 142 historical markers and 17 war memorials—each individually presented on 148 illustrated, annotated, and searchable pages of the Historical Marker Database. Our correspondents have been finding and adding hundreds of markers a month to the database from all over the world, so next time you visit this page you will probably find that the numbers here have changed.
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The first Quintana Roo marker in the database, Tribute to the 201st Squadron of the Mexican Expeditionary Force, was added January 16, 2017. It was photographed in San Miguel de Cozumel and was erected in 2007. The last one added was submitted on September 20, 2023, and titled Diosa Ixchel / Goddess Ixchel. It is in San Miguel de Cozumel in Cozumel. Keeping in mind that the erection date of many markers in the database is not known, the earliest historical marker we know of in Quintana Roo was erected in 1943. It was this one: Monument to the Mexican Flag, and one of our correspondents found it in Chetumal in Othón P. Blanco on May 14, 2019.
Quintanarroenses don’t want to forget their Native Americans history. How do we know? Because there are more historical markers in the database from Quintana Roo about Native Americans—64 of them—than about any other historical topic. It is followed by Man-Made Features with 55 markers.
The first marker added to the database with the Native Americans topic was The Coba Group, added January 28, 2017. It had been erected in Cobá in Tulum. The last one submitted also was submitted on September 20, 2023, and titled Diosa Ixchel / Goddess Ixchel. It had been erected in San Miguel de Cozumel in Cozumel. The earliest marker erected with the Native Americans topic that we have listed was erected in 1998. It is Othón Pompeyo Blanco Núñez de Cáceres, found in Chetumal in Othón P. Blanco on May 19, 2019.
What is the most interesting historical marker in Quintana Roo? What we know is that Mexican Air Force Expeditionary Squadron 201 Memorial is the most viewed entry in the database from Quintana Roo since it was added in 2017. It is located in San Miguel de Cozumel. It is also the most viewed entry so far this year.
Municipalities, Cities and Towns
The Quintana Roo municipality with the most historical markers listed in this database is Othón P. Blanco, with 80 of them. It is followed by Bacalar with 23 markers. The Chetumal area of Othón P. Blanco has the highest number of markers within its limits, 74.
Historical Markers in These Quintana Roo Municipalities
Checking the database for the city or town in Quintana Roo with the most markers we again find Chetumal at the top of the list with 74 markers in or near it. It is followed by San Miguel de Cozumel in Cozumel with 31 markers. For the postal code with the most markers it’s 77000 at the top of the list with 68 markers in its delivery area. It is followed by postal code 77930 with 25 markers.
Historical Markers Near These Quintana Roo Cities and Towns
Getting back to Othón P. Blanco, the first marker added to the database from there, La Calle del Relox, was added March 28, 2019. in Chetumal. The last one submitted was uploaded on June 25, 2019, and is titled Chetumal - Kohunlich and Oxtankah, in Chetumal. The earliest marker erected in Othón P. Blanco that we have listed was erected in 1943. It was Monument to the Mexican Flag, found in Chetumal on May 14, 2019.
By James Hulse, May 29, 2023
Latest Entry from Quintana Roo “Diosa Ixchel / Goddess Ixchel”
There is no organization in charge of erecting official historical markers state-wide in Quintana Roo today. A number of municipalities have erected historical markers on their streets and roads and within their public areas, as have some cities and towns.
Then there are federal government agencies that put up historical markers, especially in national parks and other areas under their jurisdiction. And finally, there are the numerous public and private organizations and individuals that erect markers. Some do this as a continual endeavor, and others once in a while, to mark something, someone, or someplace they find important or interesting. When one of our correspondents comes across one that satisfies our criteria, we add it to the database.
Tourist Attractions? Or Something Off the Beaten Path?
Quintana Roo offers both and there is plenty of history to check out. If you live in or are visiting Quintana Roo, hit the road and check out places where something of interest once occured, or where famous or infamous people once stood. Our database can help you find some of these places. And perhaps you’ll find some we don’t know about and will take the time to photograph them and add them to the database. Happy Hunting!
Quintana Roo ranks 74th among states and provinces with markers in this database. The Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo is a state in Mexico located in the Yucatan Peninsula. It is also in the Southeast region. Quintana Roo is some 21 thousand square kilometers in size with a population of around 1.5 million people. The state is divided into eleven municipalities and seven of them have entries in this database. In Quintana Roo we have discovered historical markers in nine cities and towns lying in 14 postal delivery areas.
There are at least 142 historical markers in Quintana Roo, by our count. We have cataloged 142 historical markers and 17 war memorials, each individually presented on 148 illustrated, annotated, and searchable pages of the Historical Marker Database. Our correspondents have been finding and adding hundreds of markers a month to the database from all over the world, so next time you visit this page you will probably find that the numbers here have changed.
Click or scan to see this page online.
The first Quintana Roo marker in the database, Tribute to the 201st Squadron of the Mexican Expeditionary Force, was added January 16, 2017. It was photographed in San Miguel de Cozumel and was erected in 2007. The last one added was submitted on September 20, 2023, and titled Diosa Ixchel / Goddess Ixchel. It is in San Miguel de Cozumel in Cozumel. Keeping in mind that the erection date of many markers in the database is not known, the earliest historical marker we know of in Quintana Roo was erected in 1943. It was this one: Monument to the Mexican Flag, and one of our correspondents found it in Chetumal in Othón P. Blanco on May 14, 2019.
Quintanarroenses don’t want to forget their Native Americans history. How do we know? Because there are more historical markers in the database from Quintana Roo about Native Americans, 64 of them, than about any other historical topic. It is followed by Man-Made Features with 55 markers.
The first marker added to the database with the Native Americans topic was The Coba Group, added January 28, 2017. It had been erected in Cobá in Tulum. The last one submitted also was submitted on September 20, 2023, and titled Diosa Ixchel / Goddess Ixchel. It had been erected in San Miguel de Cozumel in Cozumel. The earliest marker erected with the Native Americans topic that we have listed was erected in 1998. It is Othón Pompeyo Blanco Núñez de Cáceres, found in Chetumal in Othón P. Blanco on May 19, 2019.
What is the most interesting historical marker in Quintana Roo? What we know is that Mexican Air Force Expeditionary Squadron 201 Memorial is the most viewed entry in the database from Quintana Roo since it was added in 2017. It is located in San Miguel de Cozumel. It is also the most viewed entry so far this year.
Municipalities, Cities and Towns.
The Quintana Roo municipality with the most historical markers listed in this database is Othón P. Blanco, with 80 of them. It is followed by Bacalar with 23 markers. The Chetumal area of Othón P. Blanco has the highest number of markers within its limits, 74.
Checking the database for the city or town in Quintana Roo with the most markers we again find Chetumal at the top of the list with 74 markers in or near it. It is followed by San Miguel de Cozumel in Cozumel with 31 markers. For the postal code with the most markers it’s 7 7 0 0 0 at the top of the list with 68 markers in its delivery area. It is followed by postal code 7 7 9 3 0 with 25 markers.
Getting back to Othón P. Blanco, the first marker added to the database from there, La Calle del Relox, was added March 28, 2019. in Chetumal. The last one submitted was uploaded on June 25, 2019, and is titled Chetumal - Kohunlich and Oxtankah, in Chetumal. The earliest marker erected in Othón P. Blanco that we have listed was erected in 1943. It was Monument to the Mexican Flag, found in Chetumal on May 14, 2019.
There is no organization in charge of erecting official historical markers state-wide in Quintana Roo today. A number of municipalities have erected historical markers on their streets and roads and within their public areas, as have some cities and towns.
Then there are federal government agencies that put up historical markers, especially in national parks and other areas under their jurisdiction. And finally, there are the numerous public and private organizations and individuals that erect markers. Some do this as a continual endeavor, and others once in a while, to mark something, someone, or someplace they find important or interesting. When one of our correspondents comes across one that satisfies our criteria, we add it to the database.
Tourist Attractions? Or Something Off the Beaten Path?.
Quintana Roo offers both and there is plenty of history to check out. If you live in or are visiting Quintana Roo, hit the road and check out places where something of interest once occured, or where famous or infamous people once stood. Our database can help you find some of these places. And perhaps you’ll find some we don’t know about and will take the time to photograph them and add them to the database. Happy Hunting!
Quintana Roo ranks 74th among states and provinces with markers in this database. The Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo is a state in Mexico located in the Yucatan Peninsula. It is also in the Southeast region. Quintana Roo is some 21 thousand square kilometers in size with a population of around 1.5 million people. The state is divided into eleven municipalities and seven of them have entries in this database. In Quintana Roo we have discovered historical markers in nine cities and towns lying in 14 postal delivery areas. 