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Masaya, Nicaragua — Central America
 

Masaya Boy's School

Liceo de Varones

 
 
Liceo de Varones Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 14, 2016
1. Liceo de Varones Marker
Inscription.
Aqui fue
Liceo de Varones
————————
Federico Garcia Osorno
Fundador-Director

English translation:
Here was located the
Masaya Boy's School
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Federico Garcia Osorno
Founder-Director

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education.
 
Location. 11° 58.557′ N, 86° 5.798′ W. Marker is in Masaya. It is on Calle a San Jerónimo, on the right when traveling north. The marker is along a wall almost directly across the street from the Masaya Mayor´s Office. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in North America, specifically in Central America, 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 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gonzalo Rivas Novoa (within shouting distance of this marker); Here Were Shot Four Patriots (about 180 meters
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away, measured in a direct line); Heroes of October 17, 1977 (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Carlos Ulloa A. (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); General Rigoberto Cabezas (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Rubén Darío in Granada (approx. 16.3 kilometers away in Granada); Tribute to Nicaraguan Independence Leaders (approx. 16.4 kilometers away in Granada); Casa de los Leones (approx. 16.4 kilometers away in Granada). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Masaya.
 
Regarding Masaya Boy's School. This exterior wall and bust are all that remain of the Masaya Boy's School. Augusto C. Sandino was a student of the school in his youth before beginning his first exile in 1921 to Honduras after injuring Dagoberto Rivas.
 
Liceo de Varones Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 14, 2016
2. Liceo de Varones Marker
The bust is of the founder, Federico Garcia Osorno.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Oct. 22, 2026