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Lebanese Immigrants to Mexico

 
 
Lebanese Immigrants to Mexico Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 22, 2019
1. Lebanese Immigrants to Mexico Marker
Inscription.  

En memoria de los Emigrantes Libaneses que llegaron a México a fines del siglo XIX y la primera mitada del siglo XX.

Los nombres que aparecen en este muro fueron proporcionados por los integrantes de la colectividad mexicana de ascendencia libanesa de toda la republica mexicana.

Nuestra agradecimiento para:
El Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz.
La Administracion Portuaria Integral de Veracruz.
El H. Ayuntamiento del Puerto de Veracruz Llave.

La ceremonia de develación se llevó a cabo el 8 de diciembre de 2007, con la presencia del C. Gobernador Constitucional del Estado de Veracruz, Don Fidel Herrera Beltrán y del Excelentísimo Embajador de Líbano en México, Dr. Nouhad Mahmoud.

“Vivir en el corazón de quienes nos suceden, ciertamente es no morir”

Centro Libanés Veracruz – Fundación Centro Libanés A.C.

English translation:
In memory of the Lebanese emigrants who arrived in Mexico at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

The names that appear on this wall were provided by the members of the Mexican community of Lebanese descent throughout the whole Mexican republic.

Our gratitude to:
The Government of the State of Veracruz.
The Integrated Administration of the Port of Veracruz.
The Honorable City Council of the Port of Veracruz Llave.

The unveiling ceremony was held on December 8, 2007, with the presence of the Constitutional Governor of the State of Veracruz, Fidel Herrera Beltrán and the Ambassador of Lebanon in Mexico, Dr. Nouhad Mahmoud.

"Living in the hearts of those who succeed us, is certainly a way of not passing on."

Veracruz Lebanese Center – Foundation Lebanese Center
 
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This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is December 8, 2007.
 
Location. 19° 11.84′ N, 96° 7.769′ W. Marker is in Veracruz. It is on Boulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho just west of Emiliano Zapata, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Veracruz 91900, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Gulf Coast and in the Sierra Madre. Globally, it is in North America, specifically in Mesoamerica, in a Gulf of Mexico state, 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: Pedro Sainz de Baranda (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Monument to 100 years of Jewish Immigration to Mexico (about 150 meters away); Witnesses of the Future (about 150 meters away); Inauguration of the Port of Veracruz, 1902 (about 210 meters away); "Laying the Breakwater Track" (about 210 meters away); Independence Heroes of Veracruz
Lebanese Immigrants to Mexico Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 22, 2019
2. Lebanese Immigrants to Mexico Marker
The featured marker is directly behind the statue and partially visible in this view. The adjoining panels include the names of Lebanese immigrants to Mexico, as mentioned in the marker text.
(approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Bastion of Santiago (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); 100th Anniversary of Firefighting in Veracruz (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Veracruz.
 
Lebanese Immigrants to Mexico statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 22, 2019
3. Lebanese Immigrants to Mexico statue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 708 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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