Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico — The Pacific Coast (and Central Highlands)

Pátzcuaro's Spring

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

1. Pátzcuaro's Spring Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En esta caja se distribuye el agua del manantial que el gran Padre D. Vasco de Quiroga hizo brotar con su bacula pastoral en 1540.

Cuando esta agua fue insuficiente para la población el Sr. Gen. de Div. Dn. Lazaro Cardenas hizo traer caudales de los manantiales de San Gregorio en 1940.
Patzcuaro guarda gratitud a sus bienhechores.

English translation:
In this box is distributed the water of the spring that the great Father Vasco de Quiroga made to burst forth with his pastoral staff in 1540.

When this water was insufficient for the population, General Lazaro Cardenas had additional water brought from the springs of San Gregorio in 1940.
Pátzcuaro is grateful to its benefactors.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1540.

Location. 19° 30.812′ N, 101° 36.431′ W. Marker is in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. Marker is at the intersection of Alcantarilla and Arciga, in the median on Alcantarilla. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pátzcuaro MIC 61600, Mexico. Touch for directions.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Founding of the Royal College of San Nicolás Obispo (a few steps from this marker); Centro Cultural Antiguo Colegio Jesuita (within shouting distance of this marker); Consecration of Michoacán's First Cathedral Altar (within shouting distance of this marker); 400th Anniversary of the Death of Vasco de Quiroga (within shouting distance of this marker); Palacio Huitzimengari / Casa de las Artesanías (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Basilica de la Salud (about 180 meters away); La Casa del Naranjo (about 180 meters away); Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pátzcuaro.

An additional Pátzcuaro water system marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

2. An additional Pátzcuaro water system marker

This additional marker notes the installation of iron tubing in the city in 1901 during the governments of Aristeo Mercado and Luis G. Arriaga.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

3. An additional Pátzcuaro water system marker

This additional marker notes improvements to the water system in 1968 under the governments of Augustin Arriaga Rivera and Gabriel Ochoa.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

4. Pátzcuaro's Spring Marker

To the right behind the spring is the Centro Cultural Antiguo Colegio Jesuita.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 4, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.