Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 5, 2018

1. Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In Memoriam
En el cuarto aniversario del fallecimiento del
Excmo. Y Revcmo. Señor Cardenal:
Don: Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo
Como un homenaje postumo, a uno de los mas ilustres y preclaros salvaterrenses, Presidente Honorario de nuestra organizacion en el domicilio donde nacio el 10 de noviembre de 1926.
Comité para el Desarrollo Integral de Salvatierra, A.C.
Presidenta Aida Guerrero Torres
Salvatierra, Gto., Mayo 24 de 1997.

English translation:
In Memoriam
On the fourth anniversary of the death of
the Most Excellent and Reverend Cardinal:
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo
As a posthumous tribute to one of the most illustrious and important citizens of Salvatierra, Honorary President of our organization at the address where he was born on November 10, 1926.
Committee for the Integral Development of Salvatierra
President Aida Guerrero Torres
Salvatierra, Guanajuato, May 24, 1997.

Erected 1997 by Comité para el Desarrollo Integral de Salvatierra, A.C.

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topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is May 24, 1997.

Location. 20° 12.947′ N, 100° 52.884′ W. Marker is in Salvatierra, Guanajuato. Marker is at the intersection of Calle Francisco I. Madero and Calle Benito Juárez, on the left when traveling east on Calle Francisco I. Madero. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salvatierra GTO 38900, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Portal Juárez (here, next to this marker); 175th Anniversary of the Beginning of Mexican Independence (within shouting distance of this marker); Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de La Luz (within shouting distance of this marker); Federico Escobedo Tinoco (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Agustín de Carranza y Salcedo (about 180 meters away); Dr. Jesús Guisa y Azevedo (about 240 meters away); Church and Former Convent of San Buenaventura (about 240 meters away); The Founders of Salvatierra (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salvatierra.

Regarding Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo. The marker fails to mention that Cardinal Posadas Ocampo and six other people were murdered in 1993 in the parking lot of the Guadalajara International Airport.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 5, 2018

2. Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo Marker

The marker can be seen here to the right, with the "Juárez Portal" Marker seen to the left.

The current official Mexican government version of the incident is that the Cardinal was confused by hitmen for narcotrafficker "El Chapo" Gúzman, their intended target. The Mexican Catholic Church has never agreed with this position and argues that the Cardinal may have been the intended target of the shooting. The case continues to be officially open.

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3. Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.