Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island
Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island is a monument in Patzcuaro, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan. Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island is situated nearby to the islet Isla Uranden de Morelos.Photo: Isaacvp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Janitzio and Jaracuaro.
Janitzio
Photo: Isco huerta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Janitzio is an island on Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan. This little island is crowded with houses and shops to sell to tourists, thousands of whom flock here for Day of the Dead.
Jaracuaro
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jaracuaro is a village on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. The old mission of San Pedro stands on the site which was a shrine to the Tarascan moon goddess Xaratanga.
Ihuatzio
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ihuatzio is a small, traditionally Purhepecha indigenous town on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico. The town is known for its archaeological site with 1,000-year-old ruins that were occupied by two different pre-Hispanic indigenous cultures.
Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Monumento José María Morelos Pavón”
- Categories: colossal statue and historic site
- Location: Patzcuaro, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.57424° or 19° 34′ 27″ northLongitude
-101.65194° or 101° 39′ 7″ westOpen location code
75FWH8FX+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1875445831OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q5559550
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island” goes by many names.
- French: “monument à José María Morelos”
- French: “Monument à José María Morelos”
- French: “statue de José María Morelos”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Jose Maria Morelos”
- Spanish: “Monumento a José María Morelos”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Isla Misteriosa and Zona Arqueológica Ihuatzio.
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