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Near San Salvador, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)
 

Florentino Idoate

 
 
Florentino Idoate Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 12, 2019
1. Florentino Idoate Marker
Inscription.  

En agradecimiento al R. P. Florentino Idoate S.J.
Primer Rector de esta universidad y a todas aquellas personas que hicieron posible su fundacion.
San Salvador, noviembre de 1973

English translation:
In thanks to the R.F. Florentino Idoate, S.J.
First rector of this university and to all those who made its foundation possible.
San Salvador, November 1973
 
Erected 1973.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1973.
 
Location. 13° 40.809′ N, 89° 14.15′ W. Marker is near San Salvador. It can be reached from Bulevar Los Proceres just east of Bulevar La Sultana, on the right when traveling east. The marker is on the campus of the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) in San Salvador. It is on the west side of the Florentino Idoate Library. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Salvador 1101, El Salvador. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in North America, specifically in Central America, in Mesoamerica, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, and in the Western Hemisphere.
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Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elba and Celina Ramos Auditorium (within shouting distance of this marker); Students Peace Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Ignacio Ellacurνa Auditorium (within shouting distance of this marker); The Francisco Javier Ibisate Building (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Ignacio Martνn-Barσ (about 120 meters away); Mural of the Martyrs of the UCA (about 150 meters away); Massacre at the Central American University (UCA) (about 150 meters away); Francisco Andrιs Escobar Building (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Salvador.
 
More about this marker. The library named for the first rector of the Central American University (UCA) of El Salvador is probably one of the best and most complete libraries in Central America.
 
Florentino Idoate Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 12, 2019
2. Florentino Idoate Marker
The marker is to the left of the entrance to the library named for Florentino Idoate.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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