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Zona Centro in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico — The Pacific Coast (and Central Highlands)
 

San Pascual Bailón

Santo Patrono de los Cocineros
⎯⎯⎯
Patron Saint of Cooks)

— 1540-1592 —

 
 
Saint Pascual Bailón Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 20, 2025
1. Saint Pascual Bailón Marker
Inscription.  

Le pusieron por nombre Pascual, por haber nacido el dia de Pascua (del año 1540). Nacio en Torre Hermosa, Aragon, España. Es tambien el patrono de los congresos eucaristicos y de la adoracion nocturna. Desde los 7 años hasta los 24, por 17 años fue pastor de ovejas, despues por 28 sera hermano religioso, Franciscano.

Puerto Vallarta Jalisco Noviembre de 2008

English translation
He was named Pascual, because he was born on Easter Day (in the year 1540). He was born in Torre Hermosa, Aragon, Spain. He is also the patron of eucharistic congresses and nocturnal adoration. From the age of 7 to 24, for 17 years he was a sheep herder, then for 28 years he was a religious brother, a Franciscan.

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, November 2008
 
Erected 2008 by Canirac.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1540.
 
Location. 20° 36.468′ N, 105° 14.221′ W. Marker is in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. It is in Zona Centro. It is on Agustín Rodríguez. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Agustín Rodríguez 39A,
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Puerto Vallarta JAL 48300, Mexico. Touch for directions.

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: Interconexión Eléctrica de Puerto Vallarta (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Teatro Saucedo (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); El Servicio de Correos (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Baliza de Enfilación (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jesús Langarica (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Acta de Inauguración (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); John Huston (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Escuela “20 de Noviembre” (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Puerto Vallarta.
 
San Pascual Bailón (Saint Pascual Bailón) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 20, 2025
2. San Pascual Bailón (Saint Pascual Bailón) Marker
San Pascual Bailón (Saint Pascual Bailón) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 20, 2025
3. San Pascual Bailón (Saint Pascual Bailón) Marker
Canirac Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 20, 2025
4. Canirac Marker
La Camara Nacional de la Industria de Restaurantes y Alimentos Condimentados de Puerto Vallarta tiene a bien reconocer el apoyo y la amistad que siempre brindo al gremio restaurantero nuestro amigo el artista y creador de esta escultura
Ramiz Barquet
1920-2010

English translation: The National Chamber of Restaurants and Seasoned Food Industry of Puerto Vallarta would like to acknowledge the support and friendship that our friend, the artist and creator of this sculpture, has always given to the restaurant industry.
San Pascual Bailón (Saint Pascual Bailón) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 20, 2025
5. San Pascual Bailón (Saint Pascual Bailón)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 5, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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