Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Jardín Unión

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 28, 2022

1. Jardín Unión Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Jardín Unión
Punto de partido, sitio de encuentro. Todo atrapa. Las notas de la banda en el kiosco, los ritmos norteños de los músicos callejeros, y las risas de los estudiantes. Quizás son las miradas que se cruzan, las terrazas de los bares y cafés, los arboles recortados, el Pípila vigilante por arriba del Teatro Juárez, el entorno todo. Es Guanajuato. La ciudad y lo que pasa en ella comienza aquí.

Donde hoy se asienta este popular jardin fue antes la Plaza San Diego, por su cercanía con el desaparecido convento y el templo de los franciscanos fundaran siglos atrás.

Fue en 1861 cuando la improvisada plaza se transformó en Jardín Unión. Se construyeron andenes y se colocaron bancas y faroles de aceite. Años más tarde, aqui se estrenó el alumbrado eléctrico y fue en la época porfirista cuando se construyó el kiosco, donde cada jueves y domingos la Banda de Música del Estado ofrece serenatas.
Foto: Road to Suchness

English:
Jardín Unión
Starting point, meeting place. Everything catches. The notes of the band at the kiosk, the northern rhythms of

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the street musicians and the laughter of the students. Perhaps it is the looks that cross, the terraces of the bars and cafes, the trimmed trees, the watchful Pipila above the Juarez Theater, the whole environment. It's Guanajuato. The city and what happens in it starts here.

Where today this popular garden sits was before the Plaza San Diego, for its proximity to the former convent and the temple of the Franciscans founded centuries ago.

It was in 1861 when the improvised square was transformed into Union Garden. Platforms were built and benches and oil lanterns were placed. Years later, the electric lighting was released here and it was in the Porfirian era when the kiosk was built, where every Thursday and Sunday the State Music Band offers serenades.
Photo: Road to Suchness

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 21° 0.95′ N, 101° 15.168′ W. Marker is in Guanajuato. Marker is at the intersection of De Sopena and San Diego, on the right when traveling west on De Sopena. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guanajuato 36000, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. La Unión Garden (here, next to this marker); Temple of San Diego (within shouting distance of this marker); Luis González Obregón

Jardín Unión and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 28, 2022

2. Jardín Unión and Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Cruz Verde Pharmacy (within shouting distance of this marker); The Temple of the Third Order of San Francisco (within shouting distance of this marker); Minting House of the State of Guanajuato (within shouting distance of this marker); Admiral Federico Rómero Ceballos (within shouting distance of this marker); Lucio Marmolejo (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guanajuato.

The nearby Juaréz Theater image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 28, 2022

3. The nearby Juaréz Theater

The nearby Temple of San Diego image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 28, 2022

4. The nearby Temple of San Diego

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.