Veracruz, Mexico — The Gulf Coast (North America)

Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 25, 2017

1. Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray Marker

Inscription.
A la memoria del ilustre
veracruzano Francisco Javier
Clavijero Echegaray
en el CCL aniversario de su
natalicio a los seis días del
mes de septiembre de 1981,
se coloco esta placa, siendo
Gobernador Constitutional
del estado de Veracruz,
el C. Lic. Agustin Acosta Lagunes.
H. Veracruz Ver. Sept. de 1981.

English translation:
To the memory of the illustrious son of Veracruz,
Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray
on the 250th anniversary of his birth, on the sixth day of September 1981,
this inscription was placed, by the
Constitutional Governor of the state of Veracruz,
Agustín Acosta Lagunes
Veracruz, Veracruz, 1981

Erected 1981.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Colonial Era. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1981.

Location. 19° 11.783′ N, 96° 8.119′ W. Marker is in Veracruz. It is at the intersection of Callejón Francisco X. Clavijero and Melchor Ocampo, in the median on Callejón Francisco X. Clavijero. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Veracruz 91700, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Gulf Coast

and in the Sierra Madre.

Globally, it is in North America,

specifically in Mesoamerica,

in a Gulf of Mexico state,

on the Ring of Fire,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

a Spanish colony,

and the Aztec Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coronel Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora (about 90 meters away, measured

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in a direct line); 100th Anniversary of Firefighting in Veracruz (about 120 meters away); Monument to the Children Heroes of Chapultepec (about 150 meters away); The Convent of the Bethlehemites (about 150 meters away); Friar Martín de Valencia (about 180 meters away); The Veracruz City Museum (about 180 meters away); Chapel of Holy Christ of the Good Voyage (about 240 meters away); Julio S. Montero Plaza (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Veracruz.

Regarding Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray. Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray (sometimes Francesco Saverio Clavigero) (b. September 9, 1731 – d. April 2, 1787), was a Jesuit teacher, scholar and historian of New Spain. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Spanish colonies in 1767, he went to Italy, where he wrote a valuable work on the pre-Columbian history and civilizations of Mesoamerica and the central Mexican highlands. Adapted from Wikipedia

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 25, 2017

2. Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray Marker

Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 25, 2017

3. Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray statue

The sculpture is the work of Rubén Rodríguez Rendon.

A portion of the wall of Veracruz image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 25, 2017

4. A portion of the wall of Veracruz

Near the marker is this remaining portion of the wall that once surrounded and protected Veracruz during the colonial period.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 15, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.