Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

General Emiliano Zapata

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 20, 2020

1. General Emiliano Zapata Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Jardin dedicado a la memoria del insigne rebelde agrarista
Gral. Emiliano Zapata
Paladin de la causa campesina
Ayuntamiento Constitucional de 1981.
Salvatierra, 1 de mayo.

English translation:
This garden dedicated to the memory of the distinguished agrarian rebel
General Emiliano Zapata
Champion of the peasant cause
Constitutional City Council of 1981.
Salvatierra, May 1.

Erected 1981 by Ayuntamiento de Salvatierra.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.

Location. 20° 12.784′ N, 100° 52.952′ W. Marker is in Salvatierra, Guanajuato. Memorial is on Miguel Hidalgo just south of Ignacio Zaragoza, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salvatierra GTO 38900, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Founders of Salvatierra (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Jesús Guisa y Azevedo (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Agustín de Carranza y Salcedo

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(about 150 meters away); Church and Former Convent of San Buenaventura (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Federico Escobedo Tinoco (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Portal Juárez (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); 175th Anniversary of the Beginning of Mexican Independence (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salvatierra.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 20, 2020

2. General Emiliano Zapata Marker

"Cabeza de Águila" monument to Miguel Hidalgo image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 20, 2020

3. "Cabeza de Águila" monument to Miguel Hidalgo

In the same small park is this 1960 monument marking the independence movement of Miguel Hidalgo through Salvatierra.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.