Veracruz, Mexico — The Gulf Coast (North America)
Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray
veracruzano Francisco Javier
Clavijero Echegaray
en el CCL aniversario de su
natalicio a los seis días del
mes de septiembre de 1981,
se coloco esta placa, siendo
Gobernador Constitutional
del estado de Veracruz,
el C. Lic. Agustin Acosta Lagunes.
H. Veracruz Ver. Sept. de 1981.
Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray
on the 250th anniversary of his birth, on the sixth day of September 1981,
this inscription was placed, by the
Constitutional Governor of the state of Veracruz,
Agustín Acosta Lagunes
Veracruz, Veracruz, 1981
Erected 1981.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Colonial Era. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1981.
Location. 19° 11.783′ N, 96° 8.119′ W. Marker is in Veracruz. Marker is at the intersection of Callejón Francisco X. Clavijero and Melchor Ocampo, in the median on Callejón Francisco X. Clavijero. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Veracruz 91700, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Coronel Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); 100th Anniversary of Firefighting in Veracruz (about 120 meters away); Monument to the Children Heroes of Chapultepec (about 150 meters away); The Convent of the Bethlehemites (about 150 meters away); Friar Martín de Valencia (about 180 meters away); The Veracruz City Museum (about 180 meters away); Chapel of Holy Christ of the Good Voyage (about 240 meters away); Julio S. Montero Plaza (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Veracruz.
Regarding Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray. Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray (sometimes Francesco Saverio Clavigero) (b. September 9, 1731 – d. April 2, 1787), was a Jesuit teacher, scholar and historian of New Spain. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Spanish colonies in 1767, he went to Italy, where he wrote a valuable work on the pre-Columbian history and civilizations of Mesoamerica and the central Mexican highlands. Adapted from Wikipedia
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