Aculco de Espinoza in Aculco, Mexico State, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

The Royal Inland Road

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 23, 2018

1. El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro ha sido inscrito en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en virtud de la Convención para la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial Cultural y Natural. La inscripción en esta Lista consagra el Valor Universal Excepcional del bien que representa el primer itinerario Cultural terrestre trazado por los españoles en América, siendo el pueblo de Aculco uno de los 60 sitios que lo conforman.

English:
The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro has been inscribed upon the World Heritage List of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Inscription on the List confirms the Outstanding Universal Value of the property that represents the first terrestrial Cultural Route traced by the Spaniards in America, being the town of Aculco one of the 60 sites that compose it.

Aculco, México Agosto 2010

Erected 2010.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2010.

Location. 20° 5.971′ N,

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99° 49.637′ W. Marker is in Aculco de Espinoza, Estado de Mexico (Mexico State), in Aculco. It is on Avenida Manuel del Mazo just north of José Canal, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aculco de Espinoza MEX 50360, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hidalgo in Aculco (within shouting distance of this marker); Aculco (within shouting distance of this marker); The Naming of Aculco de Espinoza (within shouting distance of this marker); Creation of the Municipality of Aculco (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in Aculco (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); The Battle of Aculco and the "Blessed Tree" (approx.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 23, 2018

2. El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Marker

Behind the marker is a kiosk originally built in 1889.

6.5 kilometers away); Parish of Arroyo Zarco (approx. 10.6 kilometers away); The Royal Inland Road (approx. 10.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aculco de Espinoza.

The nearby Templo de San Jerónimo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 23, 2018

3. The nearby Templo de San Jerónimo

An interior view of the Templo de San Jerónimo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 23, 2018

4. An interior view of the Templo de San Jerónimo

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 1, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.