Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla - Hidalgo TX
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PeterNoG
N 26° 05.963 W 098° 15.431
14R E 574278 N 2886901
This statue of Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla is a gift from the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico to the City of Hidalgo, Texas. It is at the western tip on Memorial Park at the intersection of Patsy Street, Esperanza Avenue and Judy Avenue in Hidalgo, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMPF52
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2015
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The bronze statue by Salvador de la Torre was cast in Feb. 1976 and dedicated on May 8, 1976.
~ plaque on the base of the statue ~
Como un homenaje a Don Miguel
Hidalgo Y Costilla, padre de nuestra
patria y los heroes que como el
lucharon por la libertad de
America, el Estado de Tamaulipas
don esta estatua del padre de la
patria a la Ciudad de Hidalgo, Texas.
Enrique Cardenas Gonzalez
Gobernador Constitutional de
Tamaulipas
Mayo 8 De 1976
In honor of Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla, father of
our country and to the heroes who fought with him
for the liberty of America, the State of Tamaulipas
presents this statue of our country's father of the
City of Hidalgo, Texas.
Enrique Cardenas Gonzalez
Governor of the State of Tamaulipas
May 8, 1976
City of Hidalgo, Texas
Mayor-Eduardo C. Vela
Alderman
Juan Davila - Joel Rodriguez
Paul Henderson
Andres E. Chavez Jr. - Nicolas Montemayor
Country or International City that Gave the Gift: state of Tamaulipas, Mexico
Country or International City that Received the Gift: City of Hidalgo, Texas
Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: Not listed
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