Omitlán in Omitlán de Juárez, Hidalgo, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Coronel José María Pérez

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 9, 2020

1. Coronel José María Pérez Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Corl. Jose Ma. Perez
Heroe de Casas Quemadas
1866 Nov. 1966
Omitlan Hgo.

English translation:
Coronel José María Pérez
Hero of Casas Quemadas
1866 – November 1966
Omitlán, Hidalgo

Erected 1966.

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

Location. 20° 10.212′ N, 98° 38.966′ W. Memorial is in Omitlán, Hidalgo, in Omitlán de Juárez. It is at the intersection of José María Pérez and Aquilés Serdán when traveling north on José María Pérez. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Omitlán HGO 43560, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Mexico,

specifically in the Sierra Madre,

and in Mexico City Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

Mesoamerica,

and 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 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Benito Juárez (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Acosta Mine (approx. 3.2

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kilometers away); Cornish Miners in Mexico (approx. 4 kilometers away); Emmanuel Methodist Temple (approx. 4 kilometers away); English Cemetery (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); House of the Count (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Church of Our Lady of the Rosary (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Formation of the National Miner's Union in 1934 (approx. 4.1 kilometers away).

Regarding Coronel José María Pérez. On November 8, 1866, José María Pérez and a small group of Republicans attacked the French garrison near Pachuca. Pérez set fire to the garrison's outpost and killed most of the soldiers there. The place is now known as "Casas Quemadas" (Burnt Houses).

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 9, 2020

2. Coronel José María Pérez Marker

Coronel José María Pérez bust image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 9, 2020

3. Coronel José María Pérez bust

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.