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Tercero in Ponce in Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
 

Juan Pablo Duarte

 
 
Juan Pablo Duarte Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023
1. Juan Pablo Duarte Marker
Inscription.  
Nacio en la Republica Dominicana
Padre de la patria dominicana
Fundador de la nacion dominicana
(1813 - 1876)

Su filosofia politica:
• Soberianνa, independencia, unidad, justicia
Su ideario:
• Nuestra patria serα libre, soberana e indepencia de toda potencia extranjera, or se hunde la isla.
• La polνtica no es una especulaciσn; es la ciencia mαs pura y la mαs digna, despuιs de la filosofia, de ocupar las inteligencias notables.
• Nunca me fue tan necessario como hoy el tener salud, corazon y juicio, hoy que hombres sin juicio y sin corazσn conspiran contra la salud de la patria.

[English translation:]
Born in the Dominican Republic
Father of the Dominican homeland
Founder of the Dominican nation
(1813 - 1876)

His political philosophy:
• Sovereignty, independence, unity, justice
His ideas:
• Our homeland will be free, sovereign and independent from any foreign power, or the island sinks.
• Politics is not speculation; it is the purest science and the most worthy, after philosophy, of occupying notable intelligence.
• Never was it more necessary for me than today to have health,
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heart and judgment, today that men without judgment and without heart conspire against the health of the country.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsPatriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
 
Location. 18° 0.773′ N, 66° 36.49′ W. Marker is in Ponce in Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is in Tercero. It is at the intersection of Calle Reina Isabel and Calle Isabel-Muρoz Rivera, on the left when traveling west on Calle Reina Isabel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Reina Isabel 4, Ponce PR 00732, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Puerto Rico’s Southern Coastal Zone. Globally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. 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: Simon Bolivar (a few steps from this marker); Jose Marti (a
Juan Pablo Duarte Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023
2. Juan Pablo Duarte Marker
few steps from this marker); Luis Muρoz Marin (a few steps from this marker); Monumento a los Veteranos (within shouting distance of this marker); El Leon Sabio (within shouting distance of this marker); Hon. Luis A. Ferre Aguayo (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); La Escuela Libre de Musica Juan Morell Campos (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Willie Vincιns Tous (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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