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Colonia San Rafael in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
 

400th Anniversary of the Virgin at Tepeyac

 
 
400th Anniversary of the Virgin at Tepeyac Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 16, 2019
1. 400th Anniversary of the Virgin at Tepeyac Marker
Inscription.  

IV Centenario
1531 1931
Homenaje del pueblo mexicano – especialmente de los feligreses de este templo a su augusta reina y madre Santa Maria de Guadalupe en ocasión del IV Centenario de sus apariciones en el Tepeyac
dic-12 de 1931

English translation:
IV Centenary
1531 - 1931
A tribute from the Mexican people, especially from the parishioners of this temple to their august queen and mother, the Holy Mary of Guadalupe on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of her appearances at Tepeyac.
December 12, 1931
 
Erected 1931.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is December 12, 1931.
 
Location. 19° 26.447′ N, 99° 9.545′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Colonia San Rafael. It is on Serapio Rendón just south of Avenida Ribera de San Cosme, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ciudad de México 06470, 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 walking distance of this marker: Guillermo Prieto (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Anti-reelection Convention of April 1910
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(approx. 0.4 kilometers away); a different marker also named Guillermo Prieto (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); José Rosas Moreno (approx. half a kilometer away); Valentín Gómez Farías (approx. half a kilometer away); Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (approx. half a kilometer away); Tragedy at the Lobohombo Disco (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Labour Laws / Oliverio Martínez (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.
 
400th Anniversary of the Virgin at Tepeyac Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 16, 2019
2. 400th Anniversary of the Virgin at Tepeyac Marker
The marker is to the left of the main entrance to the Church of Saints Cosme and Damian (Santos Cosme y Damián).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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