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General Tomás Herrera

 
 
General Tomás Herrera Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Kuklinski, November 12, 2018
1. General Tomás Herrera Marker
Inscription.  

El Presidente Augusto B. Leguia, a nombre del Peru, ofrece como homenaje de admiración al General Tomás Herrera, y para que sea colocada al pie de la estatua de se le erige, un puñado de tierra de Ayacucho, campo inmortal donde se consolidó la Libertad de America y en el cual, el ilustre istemeño fue ascendido a capitán. -1928.-

English translation:
President Augusto B. Leguia, on behalf of Peru, offers as a tribute of admiration to General Tomás Herrera, and to be placed at the foot of the statue to be erected, a handful of land from Ayacucho, that immortal battlefield where the Freedom of America was consolidated and in which the illustrious Herrera of the Panamanian isthmus was promoted to captain. -1928.-
 
Erected 1928.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.
 
Location. 8° 57.115′ N, 79° 32.204′ W. Memorial is in Panamá, in District of Panamá. It is on Avenida A just east of Calle 10A Oeste, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Panamá 08080-1, Panama.
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Regionally, it is on the Caribbean Sea, in North America, in Central America, on the Ring of Fire, on the Pacific Rim, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Simón Bolívar (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Captain Raul Chevalier (approx. 0.6 kilometers away).
 
Also see . . .  Tomás Herrera. (Submitted on November 13, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
 
General Tomás Herrera Marker and Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Kuklinski, November 12, 2018
2. General Tomás Herrera Marker and Monument
General Tomás Herrera 1801-1854
A view with the General Tomás Herrera Monument in the distance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Kuklinski, November 12, 2018
3. A view with the General Tomás Herrera Monument in the distance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 462 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Oct. 15, 2026