Landa de Matamoros, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Tribute to Benito Juárez

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 14, 2018

1. Tribute to Benito Juárez Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Al egregio C. Lic.
Benito Juarez
Como débil testimonio de
gratitud imperecedera en
el 1er centenario de su natalicio
Por el Municipio
Landa Marzo 24 de
MCMVI.

English translation:
To the outstanding
Benito Juárez
As a weak testimony of undying gratitude on the 100th anniversary of his birth
For the Municipality of Landa, March 24 of 1906

Erected 1906 by Municipio de Landa de Matamoros.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is March 24, 1906.

Location. 21° 10.999′ N, 99° 19.289′ W. Marker is in Landa de Matamoros, Querétaro. It is on Calle 5 de Mayo just north of Calle Benito Juárez, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Landa de Matamoros QUE 76360, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mexico

and in the Bajío.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Santa María del Agua de Landa Franciscan Mission (within shouting distance of this marker); 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mission at Landa de Matamoros (within shouting distance of this marker); The Building of the Attached Room (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Corporal Deformation (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Plaza Santiago (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Buildings for the Elite (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); The Small Ballcourt (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); The Copper Butterfly Building (approx. 8.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Landa de Matamoros.

An additional marker on the Benito Juárez Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 14, 2018

2. An additional marker on the Benito Juárez Monument

This additional marker doesn't have anything to do with Benito Juárez, but rather describes community works projects from November 1976 made with support of the Secretariat of Public Works and the Querétaro State Government.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 14, 2018

3. Tribute to Benito Juárez Marker

The marker and monument to Benito Juárez are to the right, with the Landa de Matamoros Mission Church in the distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.