Colonia Hervidero y Plancha in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
Margarita Maza Parada
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 24, 2022
1. Margarita Maza Parada Marker
Margarita Maza Parada
Oaxaca - Ciudad de México
1826-1871
"El amor de una madre no conoce límites"
Margarita murió el 2 de enero de 1871 en su casa de campo, ubicada muy cerca de este Panteón; en la Ribera de San Cosme. Su esposo no quiso enviar un mensaje fúnebre a los periódicos dando a conocer su muerte y pidió a sus amigos que no lo hicieran, pero Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada dijo que no podía hacer aquello porque Margarita era una mujer muy querida por el pueblo, así que la prensa publicó la esquela en donde se daba a conocer el fallecimiento. Una esquela es un mensaje en el cual se anuncia la muerte de alguien y las misas en su memoria, ¿hoy cómo anuncias la muerte?
Antes de morir pidió ser enterrada con los restos de sus hijos e hijas que habían muerto años atrás. Dos de ellos fallecieron en los Estados Unidos a por lo que Margarita conservó sus restos embalsamados y así los trajo a su regreso a México. Es así como sus restos llegaron al panteón de San Fernando, en donde permanecen junto con los de cinco de sus hijos y con los de su esposo Benito Juárez García,
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Margarita Maza Parada
Oaxaca - Mexico City
1826-1871
"The love of a mother doesn’t have limits"
Margaret died on January 2, 1871 in her country house, located very close to this Pantheon in the Ribera de San Cosme. Her husband did not want to send a funeral message to the newspapers announcing her death and asked her friends not to do so, but Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada said he could not do that because Margarita was a woman very loved by the people, so the press published the obituary where the death was announced. An obituary is a message in which the death of someone and the masses to be given in their memory are announced. How do you announce a death today?
Before she died, she asked to be buried with the remains of her sons and daughters who had died years ago. Two of them died in the United States so Margarita kept their embalmed remains and thus brought them back to Mexico. This is how her remains arrived at the pantheon of San Fernando, where they remain along with those of five of her children and those of her husband Benito Juárez García, who died the following year.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women. A significant historical date for this entry is January 2, 1871.
Location. 19° 26.357′ N, 99° 8.879′ W. Marker
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 24, 2022
2. Margarita Maza Parada Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Children's Wall (here, next to this marker); Mariano Otero (here, next to this marker); Anastacio Zerecero (here, next to this marker); Santiago Felipe Xiconténcatl (a few steps from this marker); Francisco Zarco (a few steps from this marker); José María Valdivieso (a few steps from this marker); Juan de la Granja (a few steps from this marker); Margarita Maza de Juárez (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 24, 2022
3. The nearby tomb of Margarita Maza Parada and Benito Juárez
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 22, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
