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Electricistas in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico — The Pacific Coast (and Central Highlands)
 

Concha Urquiza

 
 
Concha Urquiza Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 1, 2021
1. Concha Urquiza Marker
Inscription.  

Concha Urquiza
Morelia, Mich. 1910
Ensenada B.C. 1946
Abogada, educadora y poetisa, estudio en Morelia, San Luis Potosi, S.L.P. y Mexico, D.F.
Autora mistica de gran intensidad
Michoacana de valor universal, a su muerte se editaron sus obras completas

English translation
Concha Urquiza
Morelia, Michoacán 1910
Ensenada, Baja California 1946
Lawyer, educator and poet, she studied in Morelia, San Luis Potosi, S.L.P. and Mexico, D.F.
She was a mistic writer with a great intensity
Michoacana of universal value, at her death her complete works were published.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
 
Location. 19° 41.001′ N, 101° 10.902′ W. Marker is in Morelia, Michoacán. It is in Electricistas. It is on Alejandro Volta 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: Lucas Ortiz Benítez (here, next to this marker); Ramón Martínez Ocaranza
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(a few steps from this marker); Antonio Arriaga Ochoa (a few steps from this marker); Lamberto Moreno Jasso (a few steps from this marker); Marcos A. Jiménez (within shouting distance of this marker); Nicolás León Calderón (within shouting distance of this marker); José Rubén Romero (within shouting distance of this marker); Jesús Sansón Flores (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morelia.
 
Also see . . .  Concha Urquiza at Wikipedia (Spanish). (Submitted on November 15, 2021.)
 
Concha Urquiza Marker and Bust image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 1, 2021
2. Concha Urquiza Marker and Bust
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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