Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala — Central America (Central Highlands)
Rafael Landívar
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 22, 2015
1. Rafael Landívar Marker
This marker and others like it were put up in Antigua and elsewhere to mark the 400th anniversary of the first Spanish city in Guatemala in 1524.
nacio en esta casa
el gran poeta de la America
Colonial Rafael Landivar
in this house was born
the great poet of colonial America
Rafael Landívar
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical date for this entry is October 27, 1731.
Location. 14° 33.373′ N, 90° 44.322′ W. Marker is in Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez. Marker is on 5a Calle Poniente just west of Alameda Santa Lucia, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez 03001, Guatemala. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Rafael Landívar (within shouting distance of this marker); Tribute to Ana Guerra de Jesus (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); House of Bernal Díaz del Castillo (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Dr. Frederick Wilson Popenoe (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Father Hermógenes López Coarchita
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More about this marker. The small marker above the main marker reads:
Raphaelis Landivar
La Sociedad de Geografia e Historia. ∙ Universidad Nacional ∙ Sociedad de Auxilios Mutuos de Comercio. ∙ Confederacion de Agricultores. ∙ Club Turista. ∙ Academia Guatemalteca Correspondiente de la Espanola. ∙ Magisterio y Prensa de la Capital.
Perpetuan en este lugar la memoria del excelso poeta Rafael Landivar.
En el 2o centenario de su nacimiento.
Guatemala 27 de octubre de 1931.
List of sponsoring organizations
Perpetuate in this place the memory of the sublime poet Rafael Landívar
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Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 22, 2015
2. Rafael Landívar Marker
Guatemala, October 27, 1931
Regarding Rafael Landívar. Rafael Landívar (b. Santiago de los Caballeros (today Antigua), Guatemala, October 27, 1731 - d. Bologna, Italia, September 27, 1793) was a poet and Guatemalan Jesuit priest. His most famous work, Rusticatio Mexicana (Through the Fields of Mexico), describes the journey of the Jesuits from Guatemala to Mexico and on to Italy after their expulsion from the Spanish colonies in the New World in 1767.
The marker was likely mounted here in 1924 as part of the 400th anniversary celebrations of the first founding of Santiago de los Caballeros in Guatemala, near present-day Tecpán in 1524 (IV Centenario de la Antigua Guatemala).
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 6, 2016
3. Rafael Landívar Marker
A view of the remaining portion of the house where the poet was born, seen from the grounds of his tomb directly east.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 3. submitted on July 25, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
