Melrose Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Casa Jalisco

Photographed by Sean Flynn, March 29, 2024

1. Casa Jalisco Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Fundada en Febrero de 2011, por el gobierno del estado de Jalisco y la Federación Jalisciense del Medio Oeste de los Estados Unidos NFP.

Representando lo que la colaboración puede lograr para fortalecer a nuestra comunidad jalisciense radicada en el exterior.

Founded in February 2011, by the government of the state of Jalisco and the Federación Jalisciense of the Midwest of the United States NFP.

Representing what collaboration can achieve to strengthen our Jalisco community based abroad.

Erected 2011.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Hispanic Americans. A significant historical month for this entry is February 2011.

Location. 41° 53.553′ N, 87° 51.215′ W. Marker is in Melrose Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Lake Street just west of 16th Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is next to the front entrance of Casa Jalisco. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1600 West Lake Street, Melrose Park IL 60160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Lake Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kiddieland Amusement Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); First School Building in Melrose Park, Illinois (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Park District (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ralph "Babe" Serpico Field (approx. 0.7 miles away); Joseph A. Maggio Baseball Field (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melrose Park.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Major League Players from Proviso East (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The marker includes the names of four leaders from when this plaque was erected: Emilio Gonzalez Marquez, the governor

Photographed by Sean Flynn, March 29, 2024

2. Casa Jalisco Marker

of the Mexican state of Jalisco from 2007 to 2013; Pat Quinn, governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015; Ronald Serpico, mayor of Melrose Park since 1997; and Sergio Suarez Ramirez, president of Fedejal (short for the Federación Jalisciense), a nonprofit organization that connects the Mexican-American community with Jalisco, a state in west-central Mexico.

Statue at Casa Jalisco image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, March 29, 2024

3. Statue at Casa Jalisco

While a plaque describing this statue was not evident, it appears to be based on the statue of the goddess Minerva located in Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco. "Sabiduria" means wisdom in Spanish.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 716 times since then and 125 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.

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