Vasco de Quiroga in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico — The Pacific Coast (and Central Highlands)

José María Morelos y Pavón

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 27, 2021

1. José María Morelos y Pavón Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Las autoridades y el pueblo de Morelia rinden homenaje al Procer de la Independencia de Mexico, e hijo preclaro de la ciudad,
D. José María Morelos y Pavón
Siervo de la Nación

En ocasion de la inauguracion de los trabajos de restauracion de esta plaza-jardin, dedicada a su memoria.
Vicente Fox Quesada · Presidente de la Republica
Lazaro Cardenas Batel · Gobernador del Estado
Salvador Lopez Orduña · Presidente Municipal
Morelia, Patrimonio de la Humanidad
H. Ayuntamiento de Morelia 2005 - 2007
abril de 2006

English translation
The authorities and the people of Morelia pay tribute to the Procer of the Independence of Mexico, and outstanding son of this city,
José María Morelos y Pavón
Servant of the Nation

On the occasion of the inauguration of the restoration of this square and garden, dedicated to his memory.
Vicente Fox Quesada · President of the Republic
Lazaro Cardenas Batel · State Governor
Salvador Lopez Orduña · Mayor
Morelia, World Heritage Site
Honorable City Council of Morelia, 2005 - 2007
April 2006

Erected 2006 by Honorable Ayuntamiento de Morelia, 2005-2007.

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listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 19° 42.04′ N, 101° 10.685′ W. Memorial is in Morelia, Michoacán. It is in Vasco de Quiroga. It can be reached from Avenida Tata Vasco just north of Hospitales, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Av Tata Vasco 1999, Morelia MIC 58230, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Western Mexico, in the Bajío,

and on the Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

specifically in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

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: General José María Morelos y Pavón (here, next to this marker); The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named José María Morelos y Pavón (about 90 meters away,

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 27, 2021

2. José María Morelos y Pavón Marker

measured in a direct line); Contemporary Art Museum Alfredo Zalce (about 150 meters away); Cuauhtémoc Forest (about 180 meters away); Manuel Martínez Solórzano Natural History Museum (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Cuauhtémoc (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Isaac Arriaga (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morelia.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.