Centro Histórico in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
Mexico Protests of 1968
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 22, 2022
1. Mexico Protests of 1968 Marker
El 2 de octubre de 1968 el Consejo Nacional de Huelga suspendía la marcha de Tlatelolco al Casco de Santo Tomás y se reunía con una comisión presidencial.
Mientras tanto el Estado arrancaba la operación Galeana, que consumaría la masacre, con la participación clave del Batallón Olimpia.
¡Ni perdón ni olvido!
50 años de impunidad
¡Castigo a los asesinos!
On August 28, 1968, soldiers left shooting from the National Palace and repressed the sit-in that awaited public dialogue with the government.
On October 2, 1968, the National Strike Council suspended the march from Tlatelolco to the Casco de Santo Tomás and met with a presidential commission.
Meanwhile the State started operation Galeana, which would consummate the massacre, with the key participation of the Olimpia Battalion.
Neither forgiveness nor forgetting!
50 years of impunity
Punishment for the murderers!
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Location. 19° 25.995′ N, 99° 8.042′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Centro Histórico. It is at the intersection of Plaza de la Constitución and Calle Monte de Piedad, on the right when traveling west on Plaza de la Constitución. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ciudad de México 06000, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Mexico and specifically in Mexico City Metropolitan Area. 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 walking distance of this marker: Samir Flores Soberanes (a few steps from this marker); Salón Peter Gay (a few steps from this marker); Cuauhtémoc (within shouting distance of this marker); Café del Cazador (within shouting distance of this marker); Ruins of an Aztec Pyramid (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument to Enrico Martínez (within shouting distance of this marker); The Main Chapels of the Cathedral of Mexico City (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Last Residence of Moctezuma (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.
Also see . . . The Mexican Movement of 1968. (Submitted on June 6, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 22, 2022
2. Mexico Protests of 1968 Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 22, 2022
3. Mexico Protests of 1968 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 311 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
