Centro Histórico in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
Fencing and Gymnastics Teachers’ School
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 11, 2018
1. Fencing and Gymnastics Teachers’ School Marker
Escuela Magistral de Esgrima y Gimnasia
Escuela Superior de Educación Física
En este lugar estuvo la Escuela Magistral de Esgrima y Gimnasia, primera institución formadora de docentes en educación física, de 1908 a 1914.
Los maestros de educación física en el Valle de Mexico, rinden homenaje en el centenario de su fundación.
2008 “Año de la Educación Física y el Deporte”
México, D.F., 11 de noviembre de 2008
Fencing and Gymnastics Teachers’ School
Physical Education Superior School
In this place was the Fencing and Gymnastics Teachers’ School, the first teacher training institution with a focus on physical education, from 1908 to 1914.
The Physical Education teachers in the Valley of Mexico pay tribute on the 100th anniversary of its foundation.
2008 "Year of Physical Education and Sports" in Mexico City, November 11, 2008
Erected 2008 by Escuela Magistral de Esgrima y Gimnasia.
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Location. 19° 25.809′ N, 99° 8.21′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Centro Histórico. Marker is on Calle Isabel la Católica just north of República de El Salvador, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Isabel la Católica 59, Ciudad de México 06000, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lucas Alamán (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel of the Marquis of Salvatierra (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); House of Pedro Romero de Terreros (about 90 meters away); Benito Ricardo Ramírez Espíndola (about 120 meters away); The Printing Press of Antonio Espinosa (about 120 meters away); The Novitiate of the Convent of Saint Augustine (about 120 meters away); Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Library (about 120 meters away); Palace of the Counts of San Mateo Valparaiso (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 11, 2018
2. Fencing and Gymnastics Teachers’ School Marker
The marker is towards the left on the building roughly in the center of this view.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
