San Marcos, Guatemala — Central America
Rigoberta Menchú
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 15, 2021
1. Rigoberta Menchú Marker
Aquí ella lo supo, y el mundo nos vio, el linaje maya el orbe reconocio, Rigoberta Menchú y su Nobel de la Paz
Arco iris duradero en tu cielo, amada, aunque tormentosa, Guatemala.
CUSAM-USAC.
Conmemoracion 10 años concesión premio Nobel a Rigoberta Menchú.
October 16, 1992 – October 16, 2002
Here she first learned of it and the world saw us, the entire globe recognized our Mayan lineage through Rigoberta Menchú and her Nobel Peace Prize,
A lasting rainbow in the beloved and stormy sky of Guatemala.
CUSAM-USAC.
Commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Nobel Prize for Rigoberta Menchú.
Erected 2002.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Peace • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is October 16, 1992.
Location. 14° 57.771′ N, 91° 47.774′ W. Marker is in San Marcos. It is on 10a Avenida just south of National Route 1, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Marcos 12001, Guatemala. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in North America, specifically in Central America, in Mesoamerica,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bishop Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Guty Enrique Alvarado Vásquez (about 210 meters away); Rubén Mérida Escobar (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Justo Rufino Barrios (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Adolfo V. Hall R. (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Carlos Castillos Armas (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Benito Juárez (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); The 150th Anniversary of San Marcos Department (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marcos.
Regarding Rigoberta Menchú. Rigoberta Menchú was in San Marcos organizing an anti-violence march on October 16, 1992 when she was informed that she had won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Also see . . .
1. Rigoberta Menchú at Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 21, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
2. Rigoberta Menchú at the Nobel Peace Prize Site.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 15, 2021
2. Rigoberta Menchú Marker
The marker is to the right of the main entrance to the Diocesan House of San Marcos, Guatemala.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 24, 2022
3. Rigoberta Menchú and the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize
Rigoberta Menchú Tum's Nobel Peace Prize is kept in the Templo Mayor Museum in Mexico City. A nearby tablet reads:
Premio Nobel de la Paz 1992
A solicitud de Rigoberta Menchú Tum, la presea y el pergamino que recibió como ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz 1992 fueron depositados en el Museo del Templo Mayor como una muestra de gratitud hacia Mexico, nación que le brindó asilo durante various años, y también porque en aquel entonces no había condiciones de respeto a los derechos humanos, democracia y paz en su país natal, Guatemala.
Hasta la fecha permanecen en este recinto, expresión milenaria de una de las mas altas civilizaciones de nuestros antepasados, en una vigila por la Paz.
English translation:
Nobel Peace Prize 1992
At the request of Rigoberta Menchú Tum, the medal and the parchment she received as the winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize were deposited in the Templo Mayor Museum as a sign of gratitude to Mexico, a nation that offered her asylum for several years, and also because at that time there were no conditions of respect for human rights, democracy and peace in her native Guatemala.
To date they remain in this enclosure, a millenary expression of one of the highest civilizations of our ancestors, in a vigil for Peace.
Premio Nobel de la Paz 1992
A solicitud de Rigoberta Menchú Tum, la presea y el pergamino que recibió como ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz 1992 fueron depositados en el Museo del Templo Mayor como una muestra de gratitud hacia Mexico, nación que le brindó asilo durante various años, y también porque en aquel entonces no había condiciones de respeto a los derechos humanos, democracia y paz en su país natal, Guatemala.
Hasta la fecha permanecen en este recinto, expresión milenaria de una de las mas altas civilizaciones de nuestros antepasados, en una vigila por la Paz.
Nobel Peace Prize 1992
At the request of Rigoberta Menchú Tum, the medal and the parchment she received as the winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize were deposited in the Templo Mayor Museum as a sign of gratitude to Mexico, a nation that offered her asylum for several years, and also because at that time there were no conditions of respect for human rights, democracy and peace in her native Guatemala.
To date they remain in this enclosure, a millenary expression of one of the highest civilizations of our ancestors, in a vigil for Peace.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on September 28, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
