Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres, Chihuahua City

Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres (Rotunda of Illustrious Men) is a victory column in Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico.[1] It is there in honor of important men in Chihuahua's history.[1] The landmark is a column with a Winged Victory on top.

The men buried there are:

  • Bernardo Revilla[2][1] 1798-1879
  • Gral. Angel Trías[2] 1809-1867
  • Cor. Jesus José Casavantes[2][1] 1809-1884
  • Lic. Laureano Muñoz[2][1] 1815-1883
  • José Eligio Muñoz[2] 1819-1891 [3]
  • Profr. Jose María Mari[2][1] 1820-1899
  • Cadete Agustín Melgar[2] 1829-1847
  • Cor. Joaquín Terrazas[2][1] 1829-1901
  • Cor. Angel Peralta[2][1] 1830-1876
  • Gral. Manuel Ojinaga[2][1] 1833-1865
  • Abraham González[2] 1864-1913
  • Gral. Toribio Ortega[2] 1870-1914
  • Daniel Muñoz Lumbier[2]
  • Cayetano Justiniani[2]
  • Gral. Miguel Ahumada[4] 1844-1917
  • Práxedis Guerrero[4]

References

  1. "DIARIO DE LOS DEBATES - PODER LEGISLATIVO DEL ESTADO LIBRE Y SOBERANO DE CHIHUAHUA - AÑO I, II P.O., LX LEGISLATURA, TOMO III, NUMERO 74" (PDF). Congreso del Estado de Chihuahua. June 12, 2002.
  2. Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres
  3. https://www.chihuahuamexico.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=741&Itemid=1#José Eligio Muñoz
  4. La rotonda, señor gobernador
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