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Huimilpan, Quer้taro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
 

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

 
 
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 4, 2017
1. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Marker
Inscription.
El H. Ayuntamiento de Huimilpan, dentro de los festejos del
Bicentenario de nuestra Independencia, rinde esta homenaje al cura
Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla,
personaje ilustre, iniciador de la lucha de independencia,
defensor de los ideales de libertad y considerado Padre de la Patria"
H. Ayuntamiento de Huimilpan
(2009-2012)
Huimilpan, Qro., 15 de septiembre de 2010

English translation:
The Honorable Town Council of Huimilpan, within the celebrations of the Bicentennial of our Independence, pays homage to the priest
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla,
an illustrious person, initiator of the independence struggle,
defender of the ideals of freedom and considered "Father of the Nation"
Honorable Town Council of Huimilpan
(2009-2012)
Huimilpan, Quer้taro, September 15, 2010

 
Erected 2010 by Honorable Ayuntamiento de Huimilpan, 2009-2012.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil RightsColonial EraPatriots & PatriotismWars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 2010.
 
Location. 20° 22.516′ N, 100° 16.541′ W. Memorial is in Huimilpan, Quer้taro. It can be reached from Calle 5 de Mayo Norte
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just south of Calle Aldama, on the left when traveling south. The marker is northwest of the kiosk of the Central Park of Huimilpan. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Huimilpan QUE 76950, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Mexico and in the Bajํo. Globally, it is in North America, specifically in Mesoamerica, 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 23 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Mexican Constitution of 1917 (here, next to this marker); Introduction of Electricity to Huimilpan (within shouting distance of this marker); Pedro Escobedo (approx. 19.7 kilometers away); Senegal de las Palomas (approx. 20.3 kilometers away); Miguel Hidalgo (approx. 20.7 kilometers away in Guanajuato); 400th Anniversary of the founding of Coroneo (approx. 21.8 kilometers away in Guanajuato); The Atrium Wall of Coroneo (approx. 21.8 kilometers away in Guanajuato); Father Joseph Kentenich (approx. 22.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huimilpan.
 
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 4, 2017
2. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Marker
The marker and bust can be seen here to the left. To the right is a marker on the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. To the right further in the distance is the Catholic Church of Huimilpan.
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 4, 2017
3. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Marker
The bust is inscribed with “Jasso, ‘10”
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 10, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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