Colonia San Miguel Chapultepec I Sección in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
Fountain of the Frogs
Esta fuente es una réplica de la existente en el parque María Luisa de Sevilla, España.
Fue hecha en 1920 por la Casa Montealbán de Cerámica, de Barrio de Triana de esa ciudad, por encargo del licenciado Miguel Alessio Robles, ministro plenipotenciario de México en España.
Fountain of the Frogs
This fountain is a replica of the existing one in the María Luisa Park in Seville, Spain.
It was made in 1920 by the Montealbán House of Ceramics of the Triana Neighborhood of that city, commissioned by Miguel Alessio Robles, Plenipotentiary Minister of Mexico in Spain.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 19° 25.261′ N, 99° 11.358′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Colonia San Miguel Chapultepec I Sección. Marker is on Avenida Heróico Colegio Militar just east of Calzada Mahatma Gandhi, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ciudad de México 11100, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Fountain of Nezahualcóyotl (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Canadian Totem (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Ahuehuetes of Chapultepec (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Large and Small Lakes at Chapultepec (approx. half a kilometer away); King Nezahualcóyotl's Causeway (approx. half a kilometer away); Molino del Rey (approx. half a kilometer away); a different marker also named Ahuehuetes of Chapultepec (approx. half a kilometer away); Fallen Mexican Officers of the Battle of Molino del Rey (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.
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