San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Carmen Masip Echazarreta
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016
1. Carmen Masip Echazarreta Marker
Carmen Masip Echazarreta
Logroño, España 1927-San Miguel de Allende 2004
Incansable promotora cultural y defensora del patrimonio histórico de esta ciudad 1954-2004
Directora del Centro Cultural El Nigromante 1972-2002
Fundadora y Presidenta del Festival de Música de Cámara
1978-2004
Medalla de Oro I.N.B.A. 1997
Carmen Masip Echazarreta
Logroño, Spain 1927 - San Miguel de Allende 2004
Tireless cultural promoter and defender of the historical heritage of this city, 1954-2004
Director of El Nigromante Cultural Center, 1972-2002
Founder and President of the Chamber Music Festival, 1978-2004
INBA (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes or The National Institute of Fine Arts) Gold Medal Winner 1997
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 2004.
Location. 20° 54.894′ N, 100° 44.718′ W. Marker is in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ignacio Ramírez “El Nigromante” Cultural Center (a few steps from this marker); The Remains of the Insurgents (within shouting distance of this marker); Temple of the Immaculate Conception (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Temple of the Immaculate Conception (within shouting distance of this marker); José María de Jesús Diez de Sollano y Dávalos (within shouting distance of this marker); The Francisco I. Madero Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); House of Juan Umarán (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); María del Refugio Aguilar y Torres (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Miguel de Allende.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016
2. Carmen Masip Echazarreta Marker
The marker and bust are seen here to the left in this view, outside of the Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramírez "El Nigromante". The cultural center is a branch of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Institute of the Fine Arts) of Mexico.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016
3. "Las Lavanderas" mural by Eleanor Cohen, 1941.
The cultural center is famous for its multiple murals, which date from its use as a school of the arts during the late 1930s to the 1940s.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016
4. "El Fanatismo del Pueblo" or "The Fanaticism of the People" by Pedro Martínez, 1939.
This mural is also known as "La Caza del Vampiro" or "Hunting the Vampire".
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016
5. The "El Nigromante" Cultural Center interior
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2017
6. Nearby sculpture of a bull by David Kestenbaum
The sculpture's marker reads "David Kestenbaum, escultor sanmiguelense, 1965-2013" (David Kestenbaum, San Miguel sculptor, 1965-2013).
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 29, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 6. submitted on July 13, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
