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C. Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras

 
 
C. Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 17, 2018
1. C. Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras Marker
Inscription.  

En el marco del Bicentenario de la Independencia de México,
El Ayuntamiento Municipal 2009-2012.
Le rinde tributo
“Al insurgente Mexiquense”
1810-1821
C. Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras.
Arriero indígena sureño, que al lado de Vicente Guerrero Constituyeron el Ejercito Trigarante, que dio inicio a la consumación de la Independencia de México.
Temascalcingo, México, Noviembre 20 de 2010

English translation:
Within the framework of the Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico, the Municipal Council of 2009-2012 gives tribute to the Mexican insurgents of 1810-1821, especially to:
C. Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras
An indigenous mule driver from the South, who, together with Vicente Guerrero made up part of the Army of the Three Guarantees, that began the consummation of Mexican Independence.
Temascalcingo, México, November 20, 2010
 
Erected 2010 by Ayuntamiento Municipal de Temascalcingo 2009-2012.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Wars, Non-US.
 
Location. 19° 54.952′ N, 100° 0.236′ W. Memorial is in Temascalcingo, Estado
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de Mexico (Mexico State). It is on Portal del Refugio just north of Independencia, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Temascalcingo MEX 50400, 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 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Church of San Miguel Arcángel (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Francisco Garduño Canedo (about 90 meters away); Felipe de Jesús Chaparro y Ruiz (about 150 meters away); Minor Conciliar Seminary of Mexico (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Residential Platforms (approx. 16.1 kilometers away); Huamango Archaeological Site (approx. 16.1 kilometers away); Dr. Maximiliano Ruiz Castañeda (approx. 17.1 kilometers away); El Oro Mexico (approx. 17.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map
C. Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 17, 2018
2. C. Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras Marker
The marker can be seen to the right of the third column from the left of the Ayuntamiento (City Hall) of Temascalcingo.
of all markers in Temascalcingo.
 
Regarding C. Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras. Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras (San Francisco Acuitlapán, Guerrero, 1778 - Tetecala, Morelos, June 3, 1821) was a Mexican military man, who fought during Mexico's War of Independence. Under the orders of Vicente Guerrero, he kept up a guerrilla war in the territory between Toluca and Mezcala against Spanish Royalist forces.
 
A nearby bust of Benito Juárez in the Temascalcingo central park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 17, 2018
3. A nearby bust of Benito Juárez in the Temascalcingo central park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 601 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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