Centro Histórico in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)

José Fernando Ramírez

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 29, 2019

1. José Fernando Ramírez Marker

The marker is often hidden behind products offered for sale.

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Aquí vivió el historiador y arqueólogo Don José Fernando Ramírez.
1855.
Dirección de monumentos coloniales y de la República.

English translation:
Here lived the historian and archaeologist José Fernando Ramírez.
1855.
Office of Monuments of the Colony and Republic

Erected by Dirección de Monumentos Coloniales y de la República.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 19° 25.829′ N, 99° 7.788′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Centro Histórico. Marker is on Calle Venustiano Carranza just east of Calle del Correo Mayor, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Venustiano Carranza 136, Ciudad de México 06000, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mariano Matamoros (within shouting distance of this marker); Parish of Our Lady of the Valvanera (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); House of Andés Quintana Roo and Leona Vicario

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(about 120 meters away); General Ignacio Zaragoza (about 150 meters away); Temple of Porta Coeli (about 210 meters away); First Post Office in New Spain (about 210 meters away); José María de Agreda y Sánchez (about 240 meters away); The Lorezana Orphans Home (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.

More about this marker. A photo of the marker from the Mediateca INAH (mediateca.inah.gob.mx) shows that the marker was originally at "8° calle de Capuchinas N° 136." The street name changed from 8a Calle de Capuchinas to Venustiano Carranza.

Also see . . . José Fernando Ramírez. José Fernando Ramírez (May 5, 1804 – March 4, 1871) was a distinguished Mexican historian of the 19th century. He was a mentor of Alfredo Chavero, who considered him "the foremost of our historians." He is particularly remembered for early translations of and research on pre-Hispanic codices. (Submitted on December 2, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 29, 2019

2. José Fernando Ramírez Marker

The marker can be seen underneath a blue umbrella roughly at the center of this view.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.