Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Municipal Palace
Ruta Cultura Real de Plomo Pobre
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 2, 2021
1. Municipal Palace Marker
Este inmueble, sede de la Presidencia Municipal de lxmiquilpan, fue inaugurado para celebrar el primer Centenario de la Independencia de México en 1910, habiendo iniciado su construcción en 1906.
Es un edificio de dos pisos que cuenta con nueve balcones en la planta superior. En la planta baja se dispusieron seis balcones flanqueando los tres arcos, cuyas pilastras están bellamente decoradas. En la cornisa encontramos seis florones y en el centro un reloj conmemorativo rodeado de motivos vegetales.
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Municipal Palace
This property, seat of the Municipal Presidency of Ixmiquilpan, was inaugurated to celebrate the first Centenary of the Independence of Mexico in 1910, having begun its construction in 1906.
It is a two-story building that has nine balconies on the top floor. On the ground floor there were six balconies flanking the three arches, whose pilasters are beautifully decorated. On the ledge we find six floral designs and in the center a commemorative
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Erected by Secretaria de Cultura.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 20° 29.088′ N, 99° 13.128′ W. Marker is in Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo. It is at the intersection of Jesús de Rosal and 5 de Mayo, on the right when traveling west on Jesús de Rosal. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ixmiquilpan HGO 42300, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hidalgo Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Diana the Huntress (within shouting distance of this marker); Benito Juárez (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Temple and Convent of San Miguel Arcángel (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Convent of San Miguel Archangel Ixmiquilpan (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Alfonso Corona del Rosal (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The San Miguel Arcangel Bridge (approx. half a kilometer away); The Founding of Alfajayucan (approx. 16 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ixmiquilpan.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 2, 2021
2. Municipal Palace and Marker
The marker is on the left of the three-arched entryway to the Municipal Palace.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 2, 2021
3. Tablet on the meaning of Ixmiquilpan at the Municipal Palace
Ixmiquilpan most likely means "place where the grass cuts like a knife". The tablet reads:
Ixmiquilpan.
Etimologia: Itz expresado por un tecpatl de pedernal tinto en rojo de sangre, es el símbolo del instrumento empleado en los sacrificios humans. Mi, radical de milli. Tierra cultivada. Esta abajo del primer signo y entre ambos una planta berbacea que dice quil, radical de quilitl hierba comestible y pan sobre final, expresado por la superposición de tecpatl sobre toda la figure.
1530.
Carlos Ramirez Rubio, Presidente Municipal
1967-1969
Ixmiquilpan.
Etimologia: Itz expresado por un tecpatl de pedernal tinto en rojo de sangre, es el símbolo del instrumento empleado en los sacrificios humans. Mi, radical de milli. Tierra cultivada. Esta abajo del primer signo y entre ambos una planta berbacea que dice quil, radical de quilitl hierba comestible y pan sobre final, expresado por la superposición de tecpatl sobre toda la figure.
1530.
Carlos Ramirez Rubio, Presidente Municipal
1967-1969
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 2, 2021
4. A nearby Hidalgo State coat of arms at the Municipal Palace
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
