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Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)
 

General José María Cañas Highway

Autopista General José María Cañas

 
 
General José María Cañas Highway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, January 26, 2016
1. General José María Cañas Highway Marker
Inscription.  

Autopista General José María Cañas
En honor al héroe y victorioso defensor de la soberanía y la unión centroamericana, capitán del Ejercito de la República Federal de Centroamérica y comandante en jefe de la gran campaña patriótica que coronó con la derrota y expulsión del filibustero William Walker del istmo centroamericano.

Salvador Sánchez Cerén
Presidente de la República

Gerson Martínez
Ministro de Obras Públicas

English translation:
General José María Cañas Highway
In honor of the hero and victorious defender of our sovereignty and the Central American union, captain of the Army of the Federal Republic of Central America and Commander in Chief of the great patriotic campaign that ended with the defeat and expulsion of the filibuster William Walker from the Central American isthmus.

Salvador Sánchez Cerén
President of the Republic

Gerson Martínez
Ministro de Obras Públicas
 
Erected 2014.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism
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Location. 13° 40.819′ N, 89° 14.666′ W. Marker is in Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad. Memorial can be reached from Carretera Panamericana close to Calle Las Rosas. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad 01101, El Salvador. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Plaza Brasilia (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line in San Salvador); Ceiba de Guadalupe Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away in San Salvador); General Manuel José Arce (approx. 0.4 kilometers away in San Salvador); Mother Cesarita Ruiz de Esparza y Dávalos (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Mural of the Martyrs of the UCA (approx. 0.8 kilometers away in San Salvador); Construction of the North-South Highway and the Central American University (approx. 0.8 kilometers away in San Salvador); Francisco Andrés Escobar Building (approx. 0.8 kilometers away in San Salvador); Dr. Ignacio Martín-Baró (approx. 0.8 kilometers away in San Salvador).
 
General José María Cañas Highway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, January 26, 2016
2. General José María Cañas Highway Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.

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