Metepec, Mexico State, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

El Paseo de la Agricultura

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 26, 2021

1. El Paseo de la Agricultura Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Aquí yace el Paseo de la Agricultura en honor a San Isidro Labrador; cancelado por el “Covid-19”, siendo la tercera vez suspendido por una pandemia.
¡Viva San Isidro Labrador!

Pbro. Vicente Peñaloza Heraz
C. Guillermo Maya González
Junio 2020

English translation:
Here lies the Paseo de la Agricultura in honor of San Isidro Labrador; cancelled by "Covid-19", the third time the event has been suspended by a pandemic.
Long live San Isidro Labrador!

Presbyter Vicente Peñaloza Heraz
C. Guillermo Maya González
June 2020

Erected 2020.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Churches & Religion • Disasters • Environment. A significant historical month for this entry is June 2020.

Location. 19° 15.034′ N, 99° 36.216′ W. Marker is in Metepec, Estado de Mexico (Mexico State). Marker can be reached from Avenida Estado de México just east of 5 de Mayo, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Metepec MEX 52140, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of

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this marker. Former Franciscan Convent of San Juan Bautista de Metepec (a few steps from this marker); St. John the Baptist Church (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Church of San Juan Bautista (about 120 meters away); Tree of the Bicentennial of National Independence (about 120 meters away); Hill of the Magueyes (about 150 meters away); The Chapel of the Virgin of Sorrows (about 150 meters away); La Tlanchana (about 180 meters away); a different marker also named Hill of the Magueyes (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Metepec.

Regarding El Paseo de la Agricultura. The traditional agricultural parade that takes place in Metepec around the feast day for St. Isidore was previously cancelled in 1913 and 1914 for the Spanish flu.

Also see . . . A video of the 2017 Paseo de la Agricultura in Metepec. (Submitted on January 10, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 26, 2021

2. El Paseo de la Agricultura Marker

The marker is to the right of the main entrance to the San Juan Bautista Catholic Church of Metepec.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 72 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 10, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.