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

Gertrudis Bocanegra de Lazo de la Vega

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

1. Gertrudis Bocanegra de Lazo de la Vega Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Las jóvenes revolucionarias rinden homenaje a la heroína michoacana
Gertrudis Bocanegra de Lazo de la Vega
1ª Asamblea Juvenil Femenil
Año de Juarez
Patzcuaro, Michoacan

English translation
The young revolutionaries pay tribute to Michoacán’s heroine
Gertrudis Bocanegra de Lazo de la Vega
First Women's Youth Assembly
Year of Juarez
Pátzcuaro, Michoacán

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US • Women.

Location. 19° 30.965′ N, 101° 36.532′ W. Memorial is in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. It is on Portal de Lerdo just north of Calle La Paz, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Pátzcuaro MIC 61600, 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,

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: First Panamerican Indigenous Congress and Theatre Inauguration (within shouting distance of this marker); Gertrudis Bocanegra Public Library (within shouting distance of this marker); City Hall / Plaza Vasco de Quiroga (about 210

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meters away, measured in a direct line); Palacio Huitzimengari / Casa de las Artesanías (about 210 meters away); Basilica de la Salud (about 240 meters away); Gertrudis Bocanegra de Laso de la Vega (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Vasco de Quiroga Plaza (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pátzcuaro.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

2. Gertrudis Bocanegra de Lazo de la Vega Marker

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

3. Gertrudis Bocanegra de Lazo de la Vega Marker

An additional informational sign about Gertrudis Bocanegra Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

4. An additional informational sign about Gertrudis Bocanegra Park

The additional sign does not include any historic information.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 9, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.