Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)
General José María Cañas Highway
Autopista General José María Cañas
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 26, 2016
1. General José María Cañas Highway Marker
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
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.
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Location. 13° 40.819′ N, 89° 14.666′ W. Memorial is in Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad. It can be reached from Carretera Panamericana close to Calle Las Rosas. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad 01101, El Salvador. 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 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).
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 Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 538 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
