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The Heroes of the War of Legitimate Defense

 
 
The Heroes of the War of Legitimate Defense Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 30, 2016
1. The Heroes of the War of Legitimate Defense Marker
Inscription.
En Memoria
a
Los hιroes de la Guerra de Legitima
Defensa de la Republica de El Salvador.
“ΏJurαis por vuestro honor sostener la
integridad del territorio, defender el
pabellσn nacional, como la insignia
sagrada de la patria?.”
1969
San Salvador, 14 de julio de 2005

English translation:
In memory of the heroes of the War of Legitimate Defense of the Republic of El Salvador.
“Will you swear on your honor to safeguard the integrity of the homeland and to defend the flag of the nation as a sacred symbol of the country?”
1969
San Salvador, July 14, 2005

 
Erected 2005.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.
 
Location. 13° 42.285′ N, 89° 12.925′ W. Memorial is in San Salvador. It is on Boulevard de los Heroes 0.1 kilometers north of Alameda Juan Pablo II, in the median. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in North America, specifically in Central America, in Mesoamerica, on the Ring of Fire, in 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 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Footprint of Baden Powell (approx. half a kilometer away); Oscar Romero (approx. one kilometer away); Monument to Memory and Truth (approx. one kilometer away); Juan Ramon Molina (approx. one kilometer away); Father Josι Marνa Vilaseca
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(approx. one kilometer away); El Salvador del Mundo (approx. one kilometer away); Rosales National Hospital 100th Anniversary (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Monument to the University's Victims and Martyrs (approx. 1.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Salvador.
 
The Heroes of the War of Legitimate Defense Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 30, 2016
2. The Heroes of the War of Legitimate Defense Marker
The Heroes of the War of Legitimate Defense Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 30, 2016
3. The Heroes of the War of Legitimate Defense Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 752 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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