Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
José A. Mendoza Ruelas
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 21, 2018
1. José A. Mendoza Ruelas Marker
José A. Mendoza Ruelas
1819-1894
En esta casa nació y vivió Don José Albino Mendoza Ruelas, benefactor de Apaseo el Alto.
En 1879 donó el terreno para que se instalara lo que ahora es el Panteón Viejo. Entre 1880 y 1881 mandó construir el Puente de la Calle Real (hoy Calle Juárez) con el propósito de unir lo que era el Fundo Legal con el Panteón.
En 1892 encabezó las obras de introducción de agua potable de Los Ates al centro de la Plaza Cuauhtémoc, en donde construyó ‘La Pila’, bella fuente que almacenaba el agua azul. Ese mismo año construyó la presita, obra hidráulica que repartía el agua a los solares del pueblo de Apaseo el Alto. Don José Mendoza murió el 15 de abril de 1894, a los 78 años de edad.
¡Apaseo el Alto lo recuerda con orgullo!
José A. Mendoza Ruelas
1819-1894
José Albino Mendoza Ruelas, a major benefactor of Apaseo el Alto, was born and lived in this house.
In 1879 he donated the land to create what is now the Old Cemetery. Between 1880 and 1881 he ordered the construction of the Calle Real Bridge (today
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In 1892 he headed the works of introducing drinking water from Los Ates to the center of Plaza Cuauhtémoc, where he built 'La Pila', a beautiful fountain that stored blue water. That same year he built a small dam, a hydraulic work that distributed the water to the plots of the town of Apaseo el Alto. José Mendoza died on April 15, 1894, at 78 years of age.
Apaseo el Alto remembers him with pride!
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Hispanic Americans. A significant historical date for this entry is April 15, 1894.
Location. 20° 27.407′ N, 100° 37.28′ W. Marker is in Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato. Marker is on Calle Jardín Cuauhtémoc just east of Avenida 5 de Mayo, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Apaseo el Alto GTO 38500, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 175th Anniversary of the Beginning of Mexican Independence (within shouting distance of this marker); Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (within shouting distance of this marker); The Holy Trinity Image (approx. 7.2 kilometers away); Francisco Licea y Borja (approx. 11.6 kilometers away); Hermitage of the Virgin of El Pueblito
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 21, 2018
2. José A. Mendoza Ruelas Marker
The marker is to the far left on this house, no. 145.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 21, 2018
3. A nearby 50th anniversary sculpture for Apaseo el Alto
This sculpture by J. Manuel Ulloa V. from 1997 is dedicated to Apaseo el Alto being classified as a city in 1947. It was designed by Arnoldo Hernández A.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
