San Sebastián Bernal in Ezequiel Montes, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Bernal
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 13, 2022
1. Bernal Marker
La Villa de Bernal, fue fundada en el siglo XVII por varias familias españolas que tomaron posesión de este territorio entonces habitado por grupos chichimecas. El vocablo "bernal" es de origen vasco y significa peña o peñasco. Se dice que al llegar los españoles a esta región y ver el monolito exclamaron que era un Bernal como los que hay en el mar. En el año de 1725 se declaró Congregación de San Sebastián Bernal, la devoción a este santo surgió desde la fundación del pueblo, ya que los militares asentados traían consigo la imagen. Bernal es un paraje natural de singular belleza milenaria y un proceso cultural derivado del mestizaje de indios otomies-chichimecas y españoles que durante los siglos del virreinato mexicano se unieron para dar identidad a esta localidad.
Bernal
The Villa de Bernal was founded in the seventeenth century by several Spanish families who took possession of this territory then inhabited by Chichimeca groups. The word "bernal" is of Basque origin and means rock or mountain. It is said that when the Spaniards arrived in this region and saw the monolith they exclaimed that it was a Bernal like those in the sea. In the year of 1725 it was declared Congregation of San Sebastián Bernal and the devotion to this saint arose from the foundation of the town, since the settled military brought with them the image. Bernal is a natural place of singular millenary beauty and a cultural process derived from the miscegenation of Otomies-Chichimeca Indians and Spaniards who during the centuries of the Mexican viceroyalty came together to give identity to this town.
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Location. 20° 44.445′ N, 99° 56.484′ W. Marker is in San Sebastián Bernal, Querétaro, in Ezequiel Montes. It is at the intersection of Calle Porfirio Díaz and Calle Miguel Hidalgo, on the right on Calle Porfirio Díaz. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Sebastián Bernal QUE 76680, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Mexico and in the Bajío. Globally, it is in North America, specifically in Mesoamerica, on the Ring of Fire, 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 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Castle (a few steps from this marker); Bernal Magic Town (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Sebastian's Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); Friar Junipero de la Vega (within shouting distance of this
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 13, 2022
2. Bernal Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
