Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico — The Northeast (North America)

100th Anniversary of the Battle of Monterrey

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 24, 2019

1. 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Monterrey Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

1846 1947
Como justo reconocimiento y profunda gratitud, para nuestros hermanos que en este lugar, en sacrificio heroico ofrendaron sus vidas durante la invasión Norte-Americana
Monterrey, N.L. Sept. 14 de 1947
Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo Leon

English translation:
1846 - 1947
A tribute of just recognition and deep gratitude for our brothers who in this place, in heroic sacrifice, offered their lives during the North-American invasion
Monterrey, Nuevo León, September 14, 1947
Government of the State of Nuevo León

Erected 1947 by Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features • War, Mexican-American.

Location. 25° 40.417′ N, 100° 20.582′ W. Marker is in Monterrey, Nuevo León. Memorial is on Fray Rafael J. Verger just north of Mozart, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monterrey NLE 64060, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies. Benito Juárez (a few steps from this marker); Combat at the Bishop's Palace (a few steps from this marker); The Bishop's Palace (within shouting distance of this marker); The Purísima Statue (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Purísima Cemetery (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); 674 Miguel Hidalgo (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); College of the Company of Jesus (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Monterrey Surrender Site (approx. 3.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monterrey.

More about this marker. Technically the marker was placed on the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City on Sept. 14, 1847. This battle meant the end of serious fighting in the Mexican-American War. The Battle of Monterrey happened from September 21-23, 1846, about a year earlier.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 24, 2019

2. 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Monterrey Marker

The marker is attached to this small INAH building behind the Bishop's Palace. To the left is a statue and marker for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Benito Juárez.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.