El Centro in Cartagena de Indias in Municipio de Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia — Northwestern South America

Juan Pablo Duarte y Diez

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

1. Juan Pablo Duarte y Diez Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

(1813 - 1876)
Padre de la patria y Fundador de la
República Dominicana

English translation:
(1813 - 1876)
Father of the country and Founder of the
Dominican Republic

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 10° 25.276′ N, 75° 33.123′ W. Memorial is in Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, in Municipio de Cartagena. It is in El Centro. It is on Carrera 4 0.2 kilometers west of Calle 31, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located in the center of the plaza of Naval Heroes. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Cl de San Juan de Dios 31, Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar 130001, Colombia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Caribbean Sea,

in South America,

in a Andean South America country,

in the Pacific Rim,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Admiral Lino de Clemente y Palacios (a few steps from this marker); Admiral Jose Padilla (a few steps

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from this marker); Colombia a Sus Valiosos Hombres de Mar (Colombia to Her Brave Seamen) (within shouting distance of this marker); Monumento a la Guerra de Corea de Colombia (within shouting distance of this marker); San Ignacio de Loyola Bastion (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); San Pedro Claver Sanctuary Museum (about 120 meters away); Bastion of San Ignacio or the Baskets (about 120 meters away); San Pedro Claver Parish and Sanctuary (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartagena de Indias.

Also see . . . Juan Pablo Duarte. Wikipedia

Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez (January 26, 1813 – July 15, 1876) was a Dominican military leader, writer, activist, and nationalist politician who was the foremost of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic and bears the title of Father of the Nation. As one of the most celebrated figures in Dominican history, Duarte is considered a national hero and revolutionary visionary in the modern Dominican Republic, who along with military general Ramón Matías Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, organized and promoted La Trinitaria, a secret
Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

2. Juan Pablo Duarte y Diez Marker
society that eventually led to the Dominican revolt and independence from Haitian rule in 1844 and the start of the Dominican War of Independence.

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