Veracruz, Mexico — The Gulf Coast (North America)

Friar Martín de Valencia

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 23, 2019

1. Friar Martín de Valencia Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Fray Martín de Valencia
1474-1534
Orden Franciscana
Superior de los Misioneros que inician a evangelizacion en Mexico.
Desembarcan en Mayo 13 de 1524 en la Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz.

English translation:
Friar Martín de Valencia
1474-1534
Franciscan Order
Superior of the Missionaries who began the evangelization of Mexico.
They disembarked on May 13, 1524 in the Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 13, 1524.

Location. 19° 11.692′ N, 96° 8.078′ W. Marker is in Veracruz. It is on Manuel Doblado just east of Independencia, on the left when traveling east. 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: Monument to the Children Heroes of Chapultepec (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel of Holy Christ of the Good Voyage (within shouting distance of this marker); Coronel Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora

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(about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray (about 180 meters away); 100th Anniversary of Firefighting in Veracruz (about 180 meters away); The Convent of the Bethlehemites (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Independence Heroes of Veracruz (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Bastion of Santiago (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Veracruz.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 23, 2019

2. Friar Martín de Valencia Marker

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 23, 2019

3. Friar Martín de Valencia Marker

The Friar Martín de Valencia sculpture's mark image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 23, 2019

4. The Friar Martín de Valencia sculpture's mark

This sculptor's mark is difficult to understand, but is the mark of Glenda Estela Hecksher Ramsden.

Plaza de la Orden Franciscana image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 23, 2019

5. Plaza de la Orden Franciscana

H. Ayuntamiento de Veracruz 2014-2017

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 3, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.