Quetzaltenango, Guatemala — Central America

Coronel Luis Aguilar Pelaez

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 26, 2018

1. Coronel Luis Aguilar Pelaez Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

La Corporación Municipal de Quetzaltenango
Homenaje
a la memoria del ilustre quetzalteco, coronel e ingeniero
Don Luis Auguilar Pelaez
por sus valiosos servicios a su tierra natal y la patria en el primer centenario de su nacimiento
1869-1969

English translation:
The Municipal Corporation of Quetzaltenango
Gives tribute to the memory of the illustrious Quetzalteco, colonel and engineer
Luis Auguilar Pelaez
for his valuable services to his native land and to the nation on the first centenary of his birth
1869-1969

Erected 1969 by La Corporación Municipal de Quetzaltenango.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 14° 50.741′ N, 91° 32.001′ W. Marker is in Quetzaltenango. Memorial is on Calle Rodolfo Robles just west of 27 Avenida, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quetzaltenango 09001, Guatemala. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mother María Encarnación Rosal (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); World Record for a Marathon While Jumping Rope

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(approx. one kilometer away); 10th Anniversary of the Guatemalan Peace Accords (approx. one kilometer away); Dr. Rodolfo Robles (approx. one kilometer away); Los Altos Electric Railway (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); The Soldiers Monument of Quetzaltenango (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Foundation of the Quetzaltenango Cemetery (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); 100th Anniversary of the Marimba Ideal (approx. 1.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quetzaltenango.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 26, 2018

2. Coronel Luis Aguilar Pelaez Marker

Note the drafting T-square to the left of the bust, indicating Aguilar Pelaez's profession as an engineer.

Bust of Coronel Luis Aguilar Pelaez image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 26, 2018

3. Bust of Coronel Luis Aguilar Pelaez

The bust is inscribed with "Esc Galeotti Torres 69"

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.