Santiago de Querétaro in Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
The Defenders of the Nation
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 9, 2021
1. The Defenders of the Nation Marker
1846-1847
The Defenders of the Nation
1846-1847
Erected 2020.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Mexican-American.
Location. 20° 37.337′ N, 100° 26.954′ W. Marker is in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro. Memorial is on Calle Dublin just east of Galaxia, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santiago de Querétaro QUE 76057, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. San Miguel Carrillo (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Delegación Felipe Carrillo Puerto (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); San Antonio de la Punta Catholic Church (approx. 3.7 kilometers away); a different marker also named Delegación Felipe Carrillo Puerto (approx. 3.8 kilometers away); Founders of the Association of the Heroic Military College (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Epigmenio González Flores (approx. 4.3 kilometers away);
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Regarding The Defenders of the Nation. This is at least the fourth, but now the largest, memorial to the Mexican-American War in Querétaro.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 9, 2021
2. The Defenders of the Nation Marker
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 9, 2021
3. The Defenders of the Nation Marker
The statue has a sculptor's mark of "Oscar O."
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 17, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
