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Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Peru 4-12-1539 - Spain 4-23-1616

 
 
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
1. Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Marker
Inscription.
First Metizo chronicler of the Americas. Author of famous "Comentarios Reales" and "La Florida del Inca"

From the people of Peru to the City of Perth Amboy, NJ on the occasion of the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Independence of Peru

Unveiled by Helmin Caba
Mayor of Perth Amboy
Yvan Solari Calvo
Consul of Peru
and the I.G.V. Organizing Committee

 
Erected 2021 by The People of Peru.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicColonial EraHispanic AmericansIndigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 40° 30′ N, 74° 16.126′ W. Marker is in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Sadowski Parkway and High Street, on the right when traveling west on Sadowski Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 54 Sadowski Pkwy, Perth Amboy NJ 08861, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in
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the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Perth Amboy, NJ (a few steps from this marker); Juan Pablo Duarte (a few steps from this marker); Nicolaus Copernicus (a few steps from this marker); Count Casimir Pulaski (within shouting distance of this marker); Ambo Point (within shouting distance of this marker); The Water Highway (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bluff: Witness to History (about 400 feet away); Raritan Bay & New York Harbor (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perth Amboy.
 
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Marker [Reverse] image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
2. Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Marker [Reverse]
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
3. Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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