El Tejar, Chimaltenango, Guatemala — Central America

Saint Sebastian Catholic Church of El Tejar

Iglesia Católica San Sebastián de El Tejar

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, February 18, 2017

1. Saint Sebastian Catholic Church of El Tejar Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Fecha construccion
1886

Fecha destruccion
4 febrero 1976

Fecha reconstruccion
febrero 1980

English translation:
Constructed in 1886

Destroyed by the earthquake of February 4, 1976

Reconstructed in February, 1980

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is February 4, 1976.

Location. 14° 38.744′ N, 90° 47.486′ W. Marker is in El Tejar, Chimaltenango. Marker is on Calle sin nombre just north of Carretera Interamericana, on the right when traveling north. The church is one block east and one block south of the Municipality of El Tejar, one block north of the Interamerican Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: El Tejar, Chimaltenango 04016, Guatemala. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. General Justo Rufino Barrios (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); José Simeon Cañas (approx. 3.5 kilometers away); Chimaltenango Memorial to the Victims of Guatemala's Armed Conflict

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(approx. 3.5 kilometers away); The 20th Anniversary of the Guatemalan Peace Accords (approx. 4.2 kilometers away); Tree of Saint Peter (approx. 5.9 kilometers away in Sacatepéquez); Canadian Assistance after the 1976 Earthquake (approx. 6.5 kilometers away); Memorial to the Fallen and Missing of the Community of December 29 (approx. 9 kilometers away); Parish of Santo Domingo Xenacoj (approx. 10.5 kilometers away in Sacatepéquez).

Saint Sebastian Catholic Church of El Tejar and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, February 18, 2017

2. Saint Sebastian Catholic Church of El Tejar and Marker

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, February 18, 2017

3. Saint Sebastian Catholic Church of El Tejar Marker

This photo shows the detail of the entrance to the church.

Antiguo Templo de San Sebastián El Tejar, Chimaltenango image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Pedro Muñoz Agreda

4. Antiguo Templo de San Sebastián El Tejar, Chimaltenango

This photo is from the Jorge Salazar Rosales Collection.

Destruction of the nearby town of Tecpán in 1976. image. Click for full size.

United States Geological Service, April 1, 1976

5. Destruction of the nearby town of Tecpán in 1976.

The destruction from the 1976 earthquake was devastating for many of the towns in Guatemala's highlands. This photo from the nearby town of Tecpán shows how the destruction was almost total.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 4. submitted on November 16, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 5. submitted on November 1, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.