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El Oro de Hidalgo, Mexico State, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
 

The Vicarage of El Oro

Reconociendo nuestra historia
⎯⎯⎯
Recognizing our history

 
 
The Vicarage of El Oro Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 16, 2021
1. The Vicarage of El Oro Marker
Inscription.  

En 1901…
Se funda la vicaría fija de El Oro, elevada a la categoría de parroquia por el Arzobispo Alarcón.
El Oro, México – Pueblo Mágico
noviembre 23, 2013

English translation:
In 1901...
The fixed vicarage of El Oro, elevated to the category of parish by Archbishop Alarcón, is founded.
El Oro, Mexico – Pueblo Mágico
November 23, 2013
 
Erected 2013.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.
 
Location. 19° 47.96′ N, 100° 7.824′ W. Marker is in El Oro de Hidalgo, Estado de Mexico (Mexico State). It is at the intersection of Del Socorro and Jardin Madero, on the right when traveling east on Del Socorro. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: El Oro de Hidalgo MEX 50600, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Chapel in Real de El Oro (a few steps from this marker); Abraham Angel (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza in El Oro (about 120 meters away); El Oro Town Plaza (about 120 meters away); El Oro Mexico (about 150 meters away); Bicentennial Tree (about 150 meters away); The Revolutionary and Labor Movement in El Oro (about 180 meters away); El Oro Club (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Oro de Hidalgo.
 
Additional keywords. placa histórica
 
The Vicarage of El Oro Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 16, 2021
2. The Vicarage of El Oro Marker
The marker is far to the right in this view, close to the gate of the parish church of Santa María de Guadalupe.
An eclectic mural just south of the Parish Church of El Oro image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 16, 2021
3. An eclectic mural just south of the Parish Church of El Oro
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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