Cañada de Caracheo in Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Blessed Friar Elías del Socorro Nieves
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 3, 2018
1. Blessed Friar Elías del Socorro Nieves Marker
fue inaugurado este monumento
en homenaje al
Beato Fray Elías del Socorro Nieves
Religioso de la Orden de los Augustinos (1882-1928)
que paso por esta tierra haciendo el bien y la sello con su propia sangre
Administracion Municipal 2006 2009
Patronato:
Presidente - Mtro. Herminio Martinez Ortega
Secretaria – J. Jesus Ortega Aguilar
Tesorero – Nabor Sierra Rodriguez
Vocales:
Jose Almanza Flores ∙ Salvador Vera Gutierrez ∙ Santiago Martinez Martinez ∙ Ernesto Martinez Rojas ∙ Rafael Bedolla Jaramillo ∙ Lic. Miguel Angel Villagomez Almanza ∙ Miguel Vera Vera ∙ Marina Vera ∙ Felipe Arvizu
Cañada de Caracheo, Mpio. de Cortazar, Gto.
Obra postuma del escultor guanajuatense Raul Cerritos Lucatero (1947-2007)
Blessed Friar Elías del Socorro Nieves
Member of the Order of the Augustinians (1882-1928)
Who spent his
this page online
Names of the municipal administration
Cañada de Caracheo, Municipality of Cortazar, Guanajuato
Posthumous work of the sculptor of Guanajuato, Raul Cerritos Lucatero (1947-2007)
Erected 2007 by Administración Municipal de Cortazar 2006-2009.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is November 10, 2007.
Location. 20° 22.587′ N, 100° 56.887′ W. Marker is in Cañada de Caracheo, Guanajuato, in Cortazar. Marker is at the intersection of Avenida Septiembre and Calle Miguel Hidalgo, in the median on Avenida Septiembre. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cañada de Caracheo GTO 38490, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Father Elías Nieves (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (approx. 12.1 kilometers away); Professor Fulgencio Vargas Ortiz (approx. 12.1 kilometers away); General Emiliano Zapata (approx. 12.1 kilometers away); Benito Juárez (approx. 12.1 kilometers away); Parish Church of San Nicolás de Tolentino
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 3, 2018
2. An additional marker dedicated to Jesús and Dolores Sierra, lay church members killed with Nieves
This marker was placed by the nephew and wife of the Sierra brothers. It reads:
Un recuerdo para mis Tíos
Jesús Sierra Vera.
Dolores Sierra Vera.
De parte de su Sobrino y Esposa
Pablo L. Sierra y
Gila C. Sierra
Jesús Sierra Vera.
Dolores Sierra Vera.
De parte de su Sobrino y Esposa
Pablo L. Sierra y
Gila C. Sierra
Regarding Blessed Friar Elías del Socorro Nieves. This monument was placed as a memorial to the 10th anniversary of the beatification of Father Elías Nieves in 2007. Mateo Elías Nieves Castillo (21 September 1882 – 10 March 1928) was a Mexican Catholic priest who was also a member of the Order of Saint Augustine (OSA). He later took the name of Elías del Socorro Nieves. During the Mexican federal government repression against the Catholic Church which resulted in the Cristero War (Guerra Cristera), he hid in the nearby caves of Cañada de Caracheo. He secretly met with parishioners at night for mass and other services. Captured by a government patrol, he and two lay church members, Jesús and Dolores Sierra, were assassinated on the side of the road towards Cortazar on March 10, 1928. Witnesses say that he was shot by the patrol's captain as he attempted to bless the members of his firing squad.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 3, 2018
3. Blessed Friar Elías del Socorro Nieves Marker and statue
This monument is near the entrance to the town of Cañada de Caracheo.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 429 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
