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

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Miguel Lira

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 15, 2019

1. Miguel Lira Marker

The marker has been stolen from the statue's base.

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Miguel Lira
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English translation:
Miguel Lira
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 19° 26.764′ N, 99° 8.213′ W. Marker was in Ciudad de México. It was in Colonia Morelos. It was at the intersection of Avenida Paseo de la Reforma and Libertad, on the right when traveling north on Avenida Paseo de la Reforma. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 131, Ciudad de México 06200, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Central Mexico

and specifically in Mexico City Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it was in North America,

specifically in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: José María Arteaga (about 90 meters away); Cuitlahuac (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Samuel Hahnemann (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); José Guadalupe Posada (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Friar Bernardino Sahagún (approx. half a kilometer away); Ehécatl Quetzalcóatl: attracting rain and fertility

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(approx. half a kilometer away); The Tecpan throughout time (approx. half a kilometer away); The Palace (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.

Other markers no longer nearby. Ezequiel Montes (was about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Francisco Sosa (was about 90 meters away but has been confirmed missing); Pablo García (was about 90 meters away but has been confirmed missing); Francisco García Salinas (was about 150 meters away but has been confirmed missing); Jesús González Ortega (was about 150 meters away but has been confirmed missing); Clodomiro Cota Márquez (was approx. half a kilometer away but has been confirmed missing); General Manuel Márquez de León (was approx. half a kilometer away but has been confirmed missing); Vicente Riva Palacio (was approx. half a kilometer away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Miguel Lira.
Miguel Lira y Ortega
The statue was erected by the state of Tlaxcala and sculptor Raymundo Cobo.
(1827 - 1882)

He was born in the city of Tlaxcala and was a playwright, poet and member

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 15, 2019

2. Miguel Lira Marker

of the military. He participated in the War of Reform. He was twice governor of his state, in 1868 and in 1877. His literary and historical work is important. He died in the city of Puebla.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 12, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.