Colonia Tabacalera in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
Louis Pasteur
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 24, 2018
1. Louis Pasteur Marker
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La Colonia Francesa
de
Mexico
al Pueblo Mexicano
en el primer centenario
de su Independencia
1810-1910
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The French Colony in Mexico
to the Mexican People
on the 100th anniversary of their Independence
1810-1910
Erected 1910 by La Colonia Francesa.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Wars, Non-US.
Location. 19° 25.917′ N, 99° 9.51′ W. Memorial is in Ciudad de México. It is in Colonia Tabacalera. It is at the intersection of Calle Insurgentes Sur and Paseo de la Reforma, on the right when traveling north on Calle Insurgentes Sur. The marker and statue are in a small park in the northeast part of the intersection of Insurgentes and Paseo la Reforma. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Ciudad de México 06030, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Mexico and specifically in Mexico City Metropolitan Area. 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 walking distance of this marker: The Juárez Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Manuel Ojinaga
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Regarding Louis Pasteur. The statue and marker are very interesting in that they were placed 43 years after the end of France's attempt to impose a monarchy on Mexico under Maximilian of Hapsburg. It appears that the relatively safe subject of Mexico's Independence Centennial was chosen for the inscription. The subject of Pasteur for the statue is hard to understand in context, but he had passed away only 15 years earlier and was relatively well known, even in Mexico.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 24, 2018
2. Louis Pasteur Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 24, 2018
3. Louis Pasteur statue
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 24, 2018
4. Louis Pasteur statue founder's mark
"étab. métallurgiques A. Durenne, fondeur, Paris"
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 31, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
