Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Foundation of the Municipality of Tlahuelilpan

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 24, 2021

1. Foundation of the Municipality of Tlahuelilpan Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Siendo Gobernador Constitucional del Estado de Hidalgo el C. Profr. y Lic. Manuel Sanchez Vite
Se instituyo el Municipio de Tlahuelilpan y fue designado Presidente de la Junta de Administracion Civil el C. Federico Lugo Serrano iniciando sus derechos constitucionales el dia 1º de enero de 1970
Tlahuelilpan Hgo. Diciembre de 1972.

English translation:
During the term of the Constitutional Governor of the State of Hidalgo, Professor Manuel Sánchez Vite,
The Municipality of Tlahuelilpan was established and Federico Lugo Serrano was appointed Chairman of the Civil Administration Board, initiating its constitutional rights on January 1, 1970
Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, December 1972.

Erected 1972.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1970.

Location. 20° 7.892′ N, 99° 14.041′ W. Marker is in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo. It is on Route 30 just east of Paseo del Agrarismo, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tlahuelilpan HGO 42780, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in

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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 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First International Book and Reading Fair (approx. 7.9 kilometers away); First House in Mixquiahuala (approx. 11.1 kilometers away); Mixquiahuala Tribute to Benito Juárez (approx. 11.1 kilometers away); Mixquiahuala as the Site of State Congress (approx. 11.1 kilometers away); Tula (approx. 13.3 kilometers away); Ball Court 1 (approx. 13.3 kilometers away); El Coatepantli (Wall of Snakes) (approx. 13.4 kilometers away); The Temple of Pyramid B (approx. 13.4 kilometers away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Toltec Architecture and Art (was approx. 12.7 kilometers away but has been permanently removed).

Foundation of the Municipality of Tlahuelilpan Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton

2. Foundation of the Municipality of Tlahuelilpan Markers

Nearby are four other related markers and dedicatory tablets: the dedication of the plaza in 1981, the 25th anniversary of the municipality's founding in 1995 and two markers on the 50th anniversary in 2020.

Foundation of the Municipality of Tlahuelilpan Monument and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 24, 2021

3. Foundation of the Municipality of Tlahuelilpan Monument and Markers

The nearby Catholic Church of San Francisco of Tlahuelilpan image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 24, 2021

4. The nearby Catholic Church of San Francisco of Tlahuelilpan

A nearby clock tower and statue of Hidalgo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 24, 2021

5. A nearby clock tower and statue of Hidalgo

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 7, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.