Mission Dolores in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mexico's Liberty Bell (A Replica)

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 18, 2020

1. Mexico's Liberty Bell (A Replica) Marker

Inscription. On the early morning of Sunday September 16^th.; A.D. 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the bell of his church in the town of Dolores, in the now state of Guanajuato, calling the people to mass and to bear arms against the Spanish yoke of 300 years. The original bell stands now above the central balcony of the National Palace in the City of Mexico where the President rings it at exactly eleven o'clock in the evening of each September 15^th in a traditional ceremony called "El Grito" - the "Cry" of Independence.

Plaza and monument presented to the City of San Francisco by Lic. Gustavo Ordaz, President of the United Mexican States. September 16^th 1966.

Erected 1966.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Wars, Non-US. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1810.

Location. 37° 45.588′ N, 122° 25.576′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Mission Dolores. It is at the intersection of Dolores Street and 19th Street, on the right when traveling

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south on Dolores Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Miguel Hidalgo (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Golden Hydrant (approx. 0.2 miles away); La Maison Bleue — The Blue House (approx. 0.2 miles away); El Camino Real (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Lexington Club (approx. 0.3 miles away); Misión San Francisco de Asís (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fray Francisco Palou, O.F.M. (approx. 0.3 miles away); La Misión San Francisco de Asís (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

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Mexico's Liberty Bell (A Replica) Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 18, 2020

2. Mexico's Liberty Bell (A Replica) Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here at the base of the monument, with the bell hanging directly above it.

this marker. Marker in Dolores, Guanajato for the location where the original bell was rung

Also see . . . Cry of Dolores (Wikipedia). "The Cry of Dolores (Spanish: Grito de Dolores) occurred in Dolores, Mexico, on 16 September 1810, when Roman Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang his church bell and gave the call to arms that triggered the Mexican War of Independence.... Every year on the eve of Independence Day, the President of Mexico re-enacts the cry from the balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City, while ringing the same bell Hidalgo used in 1810." (Submitted on December 20, 2020.)

Mexico's Liberty Bell (A Replica) - hanging directly above the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 18, 2020

3. Mexico's Liberty Bell (A Replica) - hanging directly above the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,823 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.