Proyecto Escola in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico — The Pacific Coast (and Central Highlands)
Acta de Inauguración
de las luces “Anterior” y “Posterior” de enfilación de este puerto
| — | 15 de agosto de 1932 | — |
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 17, 2025
1. Acta de Inauguración Marker
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Acto continuo, se hicieron funcionar los Aparatos quedando desde ese momento alumbrado el Puerto en la forma siguiente: - En la Torre "Anterior" quedó instalado un Fanal Dióptrico de sexto orden con equipo de acetileno "AGA" destellador K.-80, quemador de diez litros y característica luminosa de luz cintilante blanca de (90 destellos por minuto).
En la Torre "Posterior" quedó instalado un Fanal dióptrico de cuarto orden con lámpara de acetileno "AGA", con destellador K-M-D-130 quemador de cincuenta litros y característica luminosa de Luz blanca con una ocultación.
Estas luces se encuentran situadas en Torres de Mampostería de forma tronco-piramidal pintadas con fajas horizontales de un metro de
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 17, 2025
2. Acta de Inauguración Marker
Dicha inauguración se llevó a efecto en el ocaso del sol del día señalado con una presión en los acumuladores de diez y seis kilos a la temperatura de treinta grados centígrados en la Luz "Anterior" y diez y ocho kilogramos a la temperatura de veinte y nueve y medio grados centígrados en la Luz "Posterior".
Desde este momento y por disposición del ciudadano Capitan de Puerto, quedaron las Luces a cargo del Guardafaro de Segunda C. Juan Rodriguez.
No habiendo otro asunto que tratar, se dio por terminado el acto en el lugar y fecha indicados, levantándose la presente en seis ejemplares que firman para constancia las personas que en el intervinieron.
Opening Minutes of the "Anterior" and "Posterior" leading lights on this port
August
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 17, 2025
3. Nearby lighthouse (retired) and a photo wall
Next to this retired lighthouse (Posterior) is a photo wall of vintage photos of this lighthouse and the "Anterior" lighthouse located on the Malecon.
In the Port of Vallarta, State of Jalisco, at eight o'clock p.m. on the ninetieth meridian west of Greenwich, on the fifteenth day of the month of August, nineteen hundred and thirty-two, gathered in the Offices of the Port Captaincy, the Captain of the Port, - Roberto Alcazar, Master Lighthouse Keeper José Garcia Ortiz and Second Lighthouse Keeper Juan Rodríguez; the present minutes were drawn up, on the occasion of the inauguration of the "Anterior" and "Posterior" Beacon Lights of this Port.- The following persons were present: Miss Godmothers of the Light- "Posterior" María Rosario Betancourt and of the "Previous" Light Miss María del Refugio Villanueva, accompanied respectively by the Godparents Messrs. Gabriel Nuño, Agent and Ship Consignee and José Baumgarten, Representative of the National Bank of Mexico.- Also attending the event was the Chief of the Maritime Customs Diego Betancourt V. and personnel under his orders, Commander of the Maritime Guard Luis Ortiz and Corps of Guards under his orders, Municipal President C. Alfonso Bernal and Members of the City Council, Chief of the Federal Telegraph Office citizen Edmundo
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 17, 2025
4. Faro entre el caserÍo (Lighthouse in the village)
Torre de enfilació "Posterior" (faro), en calle Matamoros, Cuartel II, Manzana 19, casa y terreno de Felipe Isiordia. Década de 1930.
English: Tower of “Posterior” (lighthouse), in Matamoros Street, Barracks II, Block 19, house and land of Felipe Isiordia. Decade of 1930.
This image resides on a photo wall behind the lighthouse.
English: Tower of “Posterior” (lighthouse), in Matamoros Street, Barracks II, Block 19, house and land of Felipe Isiordia. Decade of 1930.
This image resides on a photo wall behind the lighthouse.
Continuously, the Apparatus was put into operation, and from that moment on the Port was illuminated in the following way: - In the "Anterior" Tower a sixth-order Dioptric Lantern was installed with "AGA" acetylene equipment flashing K.-80, a ten-liter burner and a luminous characteristic of white flashing light (90 flashes per minute).
In the "Posterior" Tower a fourth order dioptric lantern with "AGA" acetylene lamp was installed, with K-M-D-130 flasher, fifty-liter burner and white light characteristic with a concealment.
These lights are located in truncated pyramidal masonry towers painted with horizontal strips one meter wide, black and white. The towers are separated by one hundred and ninety-three meters and whose geographical location is as follows:
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 17, 2025
5. Faros gemelos (Twin lighthouses)
Vista al puerto desde el vapor mercante Coastal Star. Al fondo, las torres de enfilación "Anterior" y "Posterior" (faros), a pie de playa y cerro.
English: View of the harbor from the merchant steamer Coastal Star. In the background, the “Anterior” and “Posterior” towers, at the foot of the beach and hill.
This image is located on a photo wall behind the lighthouse.
English: View of the harbor from the merchant steamer Coastal Star. In the background, the “Anterior” and “Posterior” towers, at the foot of the beach and hill.
This image is located on a photo wall behind the lighthouse.
This inauguration took place at sunset on the day indicated with a pressure in the accumulators of sixteen kilos at the temperature of thirty degrees Celsius in the "Anterior" Light and eighteen kilograms at the temperature of twenty-nine and a half degrees Celsius in the "Posterior" Light.
From this moment and by order of the citizen Captain of the Port, the Lights were in charge of the Second Lighthouse Keeper Juan Rodríguez.
There being no other business to discuss, the act was terminated at the place and date indicated, and the present was drawn up in six copies signed for the record by the persons who took part in it.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
Location. 20° 36.538′ N, 105° 14.014′ W. Marker
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 17, 2025
6. View of Puerto Vallarta from the top of the lighthouse
Regionally, this marker is in Western Mexico, in the Bajío, on the Pacific Coast, and in the Sierra Madre. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, on 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 walking distance of this marker: El Servicio de Correos (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Teatro Saucedo (about 120 meters away); Jesús Langarica (about 120 meters away); Baliza de Enfilación (about 180 meters away); Interconexión Eléctrica de Puerto Vallarta (about 210 meters away); Escuela “20 de Noviembre” (about 240 meters away); John Huston (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); San Pascual Bailón (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Puerto Vallarta.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 3, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 4, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
