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San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico — The Yucatan Peninsula (The Southeast)
 

Benito Juárez García

 
 
Benito Juárez García Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 15, 2017
1. Benito Juárez García Marker
Inscription.
Lic. Benito Juárez García
Presidente de México 1858-1872
San Pablo de Guelatao Oaxaca, México
21 de marzo de 1806

México, D.F.
18 de junio de 1872

Insigne patriota
Impulsor de México moderno con las Leyes de Reforma
Restaurador de la República
con su victoria durante la Intervención Francesa
Benemerito de las Americas
por su patriotismo, valor, honestidad, respeto a las leyes y amor a México “Entre los individuos, como entre
las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz”
Junio 2015

English:
Distinguished patriot
He resisted French occupation of Mexico, restored the Republic, and implemented actions to modernize the country
“Benemerito de las Americas”

For his defense of human liberties, patriotism, honesty and respect for the law other Latin American countries proclaim him “Benemerito de las Americas”

“Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace”
June, 2015

 
Erected 2015.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsIndigenous Peoples and CommunitiesWars, Non-US. A significant historical month for this entry is June 2015.
 
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30.634′ N, 86° 56.968′ W. Marker is in San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo. It can be reached from 77668 sur. The marker and statue are at the northern end of the Juárez Park between Avenida Juárez and Calle Sur 1, just east from the Playa del Carmen - Cozumel Ferry Dock. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Miguel de Cozumel QR 77609, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mexican Maya Heartland and on the Yucatán Peninsula. Globally, it is on the Caribbean Sea, in North America, in Mesoamerica, in a Gulf of Mexico state, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cozumel's Tribute to the Defenders of the Nation (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The First Mass Celebrated in Mexico (about 150 meters away); General Rafael E. Melgar (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Monument to Gonzálo Guerrero (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); The Arrival of the Spanish in Cozumel (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Tribute to the 201st Squadron of the Mexican Expeditionary Force (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Lockheed T-33. (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); North American T-28A Trojan (approx. 1.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Miguel de Cozumel.
 
Benito Juárez García Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 15, 2017
2. Benito Juárez García Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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