Janitzio in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico — The Pacific Coast (and Central Highlands)
Presidential Visits to Janitzio
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 10, 2022
1. Presidential Visits to Janitzio Marker - Diaz, 1905
Janicho, Stbre. 15 1905
El 9 de enero de 1921 visito este pueblo el C. Presidente de la Republica Don Alvaro Obregon.
El dia 21 de octubre de 1964 visito esta isla el Presidente agrarista de Mexico C. Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos creador del Centro Indigenista Tarasco
Janitzio, Mich.
General Porfirio Diaz, Constitutional President of the United Mexican States, founder and supporter of peace, visited this island on November 25, 1889
Janicho, September 15, 1905
On January 9, 1921, the President of the Republic, Alvaro Obregon visited this town.
On October 21, 1964, the agrarian President of Mexico Adolfo Lopez Mateos, creator of the Tarasco Indigenous Center, visited this island.
Janitzio, Michoacán
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is November 25, 1889.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Western Mexico, in the Bajío, and on the Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, specifically in Mesoamerica, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, 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 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Monument to Morelos / Janitzio (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Taríacuri Outlook (approx. 6.4 kilometers away); Pedro Antonio de Ibarra y Sangotita (approx. 7.6 kilometers away); First Panamerican Indigenous Congress and Theatre Inauguration (approx. 7.7 kilometers away); Gertrudis Bocanegra Public Library (approx. 7.7 kilometers away); Gertrudis Bocanegra de Lazo de la Vega (approx. 7.8 kilometers away); Señor Crucificado del Tercer Orden (approx. 7.8 kilometers away); López Family House and "The Gulf of Mexico" Store (approx. 7.8 kilometers away).
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 10, 2022
2. Presidential Visits to Janitzio Marker - Obregón 1921
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 10, 2022
3. Presidential Visits to Janitzio Marker - López Mateos, 1964
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 10, 2022
4. Presidential Visits to Janitzio Marker
The markers are found along the corridor of the Janitzio local government building. Note the additional dedicatory tablet on the 1835 tower to the left.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 10, 2022
5. Additional dedicatory tablets for the chapel (1822) and tower (1835)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 10, 2022
6. An interior view of the nearby chapel in Janitzio
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 13, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
