Electricistas in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico — The Pacific Coast (and Central Highlands)
Nicolás León Calderón
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 1, 2021
1. Nicolás León Calderón Marker
1859-1929
Originario de Quiroga, Mich. se graduo de medico cirujano y partero en la Escuela Medica del Estado. Fue poseedor de profundos conocimientos en lingüística, etnología, obstetricia, bibliografía, botánica, antropología e historia de Mexico.
Sobresalen entre sus obras Los Tarascos Precolombinos, Los Tarascos, Los Popolocas, Las Castas de Mexico Colonial, Program del Curso de Antropologia Fisica, La Capacidad Craneana de Algunas Tribus Indigenas de la Republica Mexicana, Silabario del Idioma Tarasco o de Michoacan.
Nicolás León Calderón
1859-1929
Originally from Quiroga, Michoacán, he graduated as a surgeon and male mid-wife at the State Medical School. He held a deep knowledge in linguistics, ethnology, obstetrics, bibliography, botany, anthropology and the history of Mexico.
His works include The Pre-Columbine Tarascos, The Tarascos, The Popolocas, The Castes of Colonial Mexico, Physical Anthropology Course Program, The Cranial Capacity of Some Indigenous Tribes of the Mexican Republic, A Syllabary
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Science & Medicine.
Location. 19° 41.018′ N, 101° 10.9′ W. Marker is in Morelia, Michoacán. It is in Electricistas. It is on Alejandro Volta just west of Calzada Ventura Puente, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morelia MIC 58070, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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, in 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: Marcos A. Jiménez (here, next to this marker); José Rubén Romero (a few steps from this marker); Lamberto Moreno Jasso (within shouting distance of this marker); Lucas Ortiz Benítez (within shouting distance of this marker); Concha Urquiza (within shouting distance of this marker); Ramón Martínez Ocaranza (within shouting distance of this marker); Jesús Sansón Flores (within shouting distance of this marker); Antonio Arriaga Ochoa (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morelia.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 1, 2021
2. Nicolás León Calderón Marker and Bust
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
