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Ojo de Agua de la Trinidad in Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
 

The Holy Trinity Image

 
 
The Holy Trinity Image Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 20, 2020
1. The Holy Trinity Image Marker
Inscription.  

Imagen del Santísimo Trinidad
Se cree que la Stsma, trinidad llego a Ojo de Agua entre los años 1846 y 1850, aprox, llego de peregrina a casa del sr, Jesus Paredes cuando Antonio Paredes, hijo de jesus era un niño. Al fallecer el sr Jesus, Antonio queda a cargo de la imagen.

Pie de dibujo
Primeras peregrinaciones de la Stma Trinidad, en la comunidad

Sr Martin Gomez · Sr Lucano · Sr Antonio Paredes

Primer párroco de la comunidad Manuel Romero

English translation:
The Image of the Holy Trinity
It is believed that the image of the Holy Trinity arrived in Ojo de Agua between the years 1846 and 1850. It arrived on a pilgrimage to the house of Jesús Paredes when Antonio Paredes, the son of Jesús, was a child. When Jesús died, Antonio took charge of the image.

Captions
First pilgrimages of the Holy Trinity in the community

Martín Gómez · Mr. Lucano · Antonio Paredes

Manuel Romero, first parish priest of the community
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
 
Location. 20° 23.593′ N, 100° 38.005′ W. Marker is in Ojo de Agua de la
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Trinidad, Guanajuato, in Apaseo el Alto. It is at the intersection of Calle 16 de Septiembre and Calle 5 de Febrero, on the left when traveling north on Calle 16 de Septiembre. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ojo de Agua de la Trinidad GTO 38526, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mexico and in the Bajío. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, a Spanish colony, and the Aztec Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 24 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: José A. Mendoza Ruelas (approx. 7.2 kilometers away); Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (approx. 7.2 kilometers away); 175th Anniversary of the Beginning of Mexican Independence (approx. 7.2 kilometers away); The Founders of Tarimoro (approx. 17.2 kilometers away); The Foundation of Tarimoro (approx. 17.3 kilometers away); Francisco Licea y Borja (approx. 17.5 kilometers away); Emiliano Zapata (approx. 22.9 kilometers away); The History of Celaya (approx. 23.4 kilometers away).
A 1938 Ojo de Agua Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 20, 2020
2. A 1938 Ojo de Agua Church Marker
 
The Holy Trinity Image Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 20, 2020
3. The Holy Trinity Image Marker
The marker is to the far right in this photo of the town's original church.
The Holy Trinity Image Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 20, 2020
4. The Holy Trinity Image Marker
The original image is above the altar in the town's smaller, original church.
A view of the new church altar at Ojo de Agua de Trinidad image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 20, 2020
5. A view of the new church altar at Ojo de Agua de Trinidad
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 21, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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