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Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
 

General Álvaro Obregón

 
 
General Álvaro Obregón Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 30, 2021
1. General Álvaro Obregón Marker
Inscription.  

Al Benemerito de la Patria C General
Alvaro Obregon
julio 17 de 1929
Sus admiradores

English translation:
To the Most Praiseworthy of the Nation,
General Álvaro Obregón
July 17, 1929
His admirers
 
Erected 1929.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWars, Non-US.
 
Location. 19° 22.45′ N, 99° 11.2′ W. Memorial is in Ciudad de México. It is in Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac. It is at the intersection of Goya and Circuito Interior, in the median on Goya. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Ciudad de México 03920, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Mexico and specifically in Mexico City Metropolitan Area. Globally, it is in North America, specifically in Mesoamerica, 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 walking distance of this marker: Valley of Mexico Train Station (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Poussin (about 180 meters away); House of José Joaquín Herrera (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Goya (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Agustín Jáuregui (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Auguste Rodin
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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Textile Workshop (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Independence of Mexico (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.
 
Also see . . .  Álvaro Obregón. Hero of the Mexican Revolutionary War and later President, he was assassinated on July 18, 1928. This monument was placed one year after his death. (Submitted on May 1, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
General Álvaro Obregón Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 30, 2021
2. General Álvaro Obregón Marker
General Álvaro Obregón bust image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 30, 2021
3. General Álvaro Obregón bust
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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