Esquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala — Central America

Friar Pedro Pardo Figueroa

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 20, 2014

1. Friar Pedro Pardo Figueroa Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ilmo. Sr. Fray Pedro Pardo de Figueroa
Natural de Lima-Peru. Ultimo Obispo y Primer Arzobispo de Guatemala
Protegio las artes, Edifico el Santuario de Esquipulas, donde murio en 2 de enero de 1751
Homenaje del Comite del 2o Centenario del Arzobispado.
-1743-1943-

English translation:
The Illustrious Friar Pedro Pardo Figueroa
Originally from Lima, Peru.
Last Bishop and First Archbishop of Guatemala
Fostered the arts and built the
Sanctuary of Esquipulas, where he died on January 2, 1751
Tribute from the Committee of the Bicentennial of the Archdiocese of Guatemala
1743 - 1943

Erected 1943 by Comite del 2o Centenario del Arzobispado.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is January 2, 1751.

Location. 14° 33.775′ N, 89° 21.088′ W. Marker is in Esquipulas, Chiquimula. It can be reached from RN-18. The marker is directly in front of the Shrine of Esquipulas. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Esquipulas, Chiquimula 20007, Guatemala. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in North America,

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in Central America,

in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 27 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Honduras and El Salvador Border (approx. 26 kilometers away in El Salvador).

Wide view of Friar Pedro Pardo Figueroa Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 20, 2014

2. Wide view of Friar Pedro Pardo Figueroa Marker

The Basilica of Esquipulas image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 20, 2014

3. The Basilica of Esquipulas

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,604 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.