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Aguascalientes, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
 

Ventura Salazar Ramírez

 
 
Ventura Salazar Ramírez Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 11, 2019
1. Ventura Salazar Ramírez Marker
Inscription.  

Ventura Salazar Ramírez
Héroe de Guadalupe, Zac

Perdió su vida el 17 de Marzo de 1946, intentando parar el solo el tren de carga que conducia como maquinista y que chocaría con el tren de pasajeros detenido frente a la estación de Guadalupe
Logró disminuir la velocidad, el tren chocó sin ocasionar muertos, solamente el.
“Gloria eternal a Ventura Salazar”
Gobierno del Estado y Amigos del Ferrocarril
Abril de 2011.

English translation:
Ventura Salazar Ramírez
Hero of Guadalupe, Zacatecas

He lost his life on March 17, 1946, trying to stop the freight train he was driving, seeing that it would collide with a passenger train stopped at the Guadalupe station
He managed to slow down and the train crashed without causing deaths, except his.
"Eternal glory to Ventura Salazar"
Government of the State and Friends of the Railroad
April 2011.
 
Erected 2011 by Instituto Cultural de Aguascalientes y el Gobierno del Estado de Aguascalientes.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is March 17, 1946.
 
Location. 21° 53.033′ N, 102° 16.867′ W.
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Marker is in Aguascalientes. It can be reached from 28 de Agosto just north of Alameda, on the right when traveling north. The marker is part of a group of markers just west of the old train depot of Aguascalientes, in a small park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aguascalientes 20259, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mexico and in the Bajío. Globally, it is in North America and the Western Hemisphere. 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: Catarino Arriola Rochín (within shouting distance of this marker); The Aguascalientes Railroad Depot Neighborhood (within shouting distance of this marker); Benito Juárez (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Aguascalientes Independence Heroes (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Ex-Pious School or School of Christ (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); El Parian (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); José María Chávez Alonso (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); General Eulalio Gutiérrez (approx. 1.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map
Ventura Salazar Ramírez Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 11, 2019
2. Ventura Salazar Ramírez Marker
The marker is one of many near the old Aguascalientes train depot, in this group of markers dedicated to railroad workers.
of all markers in Aguascalientes.
 
A nearby sign for Francisco López Medrano image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 11, 2019
3. A nearby sign for Francisco López Medrano
1907 “El Trianero” 1999
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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