San Joaquín, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Monument to the Miner
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 18, 2021
1. Monument to the Miner Marker
Monumento al Minero
Donado al Municipio por el Ing. Ignacio Loyola Vera, Gobernador del Estado, en 2003 para conmemorar el pasado minero de San Joaquín.
Monument to the Miner
Donated to the Municipality by Engineer Ignacio Loyola Vera, Governor of the State, in 2003 to commemorate the mining past of San Joaquín.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.
Location. 20° 54.505′ N, 99° 34.16′ W. Marker is in San Joaquín, Querétaro. It is on Carretera La Culata just south of Cristóbal Colón, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Joaquín QUE 76557, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Mexico and in the Bajío. 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 3
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Another marker is no longer nearby. The National Huapango Dance Contest (was approx. 0.9 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 18, 2021
2. Monument to the Miner and Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 18, 2021
3. Monument to the Miner
The sculpture shows a miner using a log-ladder to exit a mine.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 23, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
