Hacienda Corralejo in Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands

200th Anniversary of the Birth of Hidalgo

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 6, 2020

1. 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Hidalgo Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

La niñez oaxaqueña rinde este homenaje a la memoria del Padre de la Patria
Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Con motivo del segundo centenario de su natalicio
1953

English translation:
The children of Oaxaca pay this tribute to the memory of the Father of the Nation
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
On the occasion of the second centenary of his birth
1953

Erected 1953 by La Niñez Oaxaqueña.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.

Location. 20° 30.473′ N, 101° 37.799′ W. Marker is in Hacienda Corralejo, Guanajuato, in Pénjamo. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hacienda Corralejo GTO 38373, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Miguel Hidalgo's Birth House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hidalgo and Indigenous Lands (within shouting distance of this marker); Baptism of Hidalgo (approx. 12.3 kilometers away); Marriage of Miguel Hidalgo's Parents

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(approx. 13 kilometers away); 209th Anniversary of the Death of Hidalgo (approx. 13 kilometers away); 175th Anniversary of the Beginning of Independence (approx. 13 kilometers away); General Lázaro Cárdenas (approx. 13.4 kilometers away); Jesús María Montaño (approx. 20.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hacienda Corralejo.

Additional 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Hidalgo Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 6, 2020

2. Additional 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Hidalgo Markers

These additional markers are from the Ignacio Allende School of nearby Estación Penjamo, Guanajuato and from the Mexican Geography and Statistics Society.

An additional 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Hidalgo Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 6, 2020

3. An additional 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Hidalgo Marker

This additional marker notes that Hidalgo was once the rector of the Universidad de San Nicolás. It is from the Mexican National Atheneum of the Sciences and the Arts.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 6, 2020

4. 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Hidalgo Marker

The Ateneo marker is on the far right side of the church.

The interior of the Church of the Lord of Misery in Hacienda Corralejo image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 6, 2020

5. The interior of the Church of the Lord of Misery in Hacienda Corralejo

La Iglesia del Señor de la Misericordia

A view of the church's retablo image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 6, 2020

6. A view of the church's retablo

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 10, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.