Santiago de Querétaro in Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands
Venustiano Carranza Garza
1859 -1920
Insigne protagonista de la Constitución de 1917
Artículo 17
Ninguna persona podrá hacerse justicia por si misma, ni ejercer violencia para reclamar su derecho.
Toda persona tiene derecho a que se le administre justicia por tribunales que estarán expeditos para impartirla en los plazos y terminos que fijen las leyes, emitiendo sus resoluciones de manera pronta, completa e imparcial, su servicio será gratuito, quedando en consecuencia, prohibidas las costas judiciales.
Las leyes federales y locales establecerán los medios necesarios para que se garantice la independencia de los tribunales y la plena ejecución de sus resoluciones.
Nadie puede ser aprisionado por deudas de carácter puramente civil.
Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Venustiano Carranza Garza
1859 -1920
Promoter of the Constitution of 1917
Article 17
Noone can take justice into their own hands, nor to exercise violence to enforce his rights.
All people have the right to enjoy justice before the courts and under the terms and conditions set forth by the laws. The courts shall issue their rulings in a prompt, complete and impartial manner. The services of the court shall be free and judicial fees are prohibited.
Federal and local laws shall provide the necessary means to guarantee the independence of the courts and the full enforcement of their rulings.
No one can be imprisoned in reason of exclusively civil debts.
Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
Location. 20° 34.444′ N, 100° 22.645′ W. Marker is in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro. Memorial is on José Peón Contreras just east of Circuíto Moisés Solana, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santiago de Querétaro QUE 76070, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Leopoldo Aguilar Carvajal (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Andrés Balvanera Martínez (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Josefa Vergara y Hernández (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); History of Querétaro (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Christopher Columbus Plaza (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Monument to the 1914 Heroes of Veracruz

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 23, 2019
2. An additional 2003 dedicatory marker for the statue of Venustiano Carranza
Poder Judicial
Como acto solemne de inauguración de esta plazoleta y develación de la estatua del constitucionalista Venustiano Carranza Garza
se izó por primera vez esta bandera, que simboliza la independencia, el honor y unidad de los mexicanos y las instituciones de nuestra patria.
febrero de 2003
Also see . . .
1. The Mexican Constitution in English. (Submitted on August 31, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
2. Venustiano Carranza. (Submitted on August 31, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)

1967
5. Venustiano Carranza Garza in the Plaza Constitución
The statue was originally placed, as seen in this photo, on the southern side of the Plaza Constitución in central Querétaro. It was moved to the site shown in this entry in 2003 when the plaza was remodeled and an underground parking area built.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 23, 2019
6. A nearby allegorical bas-relief sculpture
Its inscription reads:
La obra representa a la madre patria, quien con la ley en la mano protege a todos los mexicanos en especial a los más vulnerables.
la ofrenda el magistrado Arturo González de Cosío Frías en sus 35 años ininterrumpidos como juzgador. La dedica en memoria de la entrega de este centro de justicia por el entonces Gob. Ing. Ignacio Loyola Vera con apoyo de los ganaderos presididos por el hoy Gob. Electo MVZ Francisco Domínguez Servien.
Da fe el Lic. Carlos M. Septién Olivares, Pdte. del TSJ septiembre de 2015
Da fe el Lic. Carlos M. Septién Olivares, Pdte. del TSJ septiembre de 2015
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 31, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 6. submitted on September 1, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.