Colonia San Diego Churubusco in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
Saint Patrick Battalion Plaza
Plaza Batallón San Patricio
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 31, 2015
1. Saint Patrick Battalion Plaza Marker
En memoria de los mártires irlandeses
de la Guerra de Intervencion de 1847
Inaugurada por el C. Lic. Jose Lopez Portillo
Presidente Constitucional de los
Estados Unidos Mexicanos.
Coyoacan, D.F. 13 de septiembre de 1981.
In memory of the Irish martyrs
of the War of Intervention of 1847.
Inaugurated by José López Portillo
Constitutional President of the United States of Mexico.
Coyoacán, D.F., September 13, 1981.
Erected 1981.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Mexican-American. A significant historical date for this entry is September 13, 1981.
Location. 19° 21.278′ N, 99° 8.923′ W. Memorial is in Ciudad de México. It is in Colonia San Diego Churubusco. It can be reached from 20 de Agosto. This marker and associated markers are on the wall outside of the National Museum of Foreign Interventions (Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Ciudad de México 04120, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Mexico and specifically in Mexico City Metropolitan Area. Globally, it is in North America, specifically in Mesoamerica, on the Ring of Fire, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, a Spanish colony, and the Aztec Empire.
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Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 31, 2015
2. Saint Patrick Battalion Plaza Marker
The markers are to the right of the main entrance to the museum.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 31, 2015
3. Saint Patrick Battalion Plaza Marker
The markers can be seen near the cannon to the right of the museum entrance.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 31, 2015
4. Saint Patrick Battalion Plaza additional marker
This marker reads: Del pueblo y gobierno de la Republica. A los defensores de la nacion. "CL Aniversario de la defensa de la Patria" 1847-1997 Churubusco 20 Ago. 97. (From the people and government of the Republic, to the defenders of the nation. "150th Anniversary of the country's defense" 1847-1997, Churubusco, August 20, 1997.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 31, 2015
5. Saint Patrick Battalion Plaza additional marker
This additional marker reads: El Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones lo entrego al pueblo mexicano el Presidente Constitucional de la Republica. Don Jose Lopez Portillo y Pacheco. El 13 de septiembre de 1981. Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Secretaria de Educacion Publica (The National Museum of Foreign Interventions was opened to the Mexican people by the Constitutional President José López Portillo y Pacheco on September 13, 1981. National Institute of Anthropology and History and the Secretary of Public Education.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 842 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 22, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
