El Flechador del Cielo
El Flechador del Cielo is a memorial in Mexico City, Central Mexico. El Flechador del Cielo is situated nearby to the park Parque Oaxaca, as well as near Parque Convención Aguascalientes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palacio de Lecumberri and Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.
Palacio de Lecumberri
Public building
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palacio de Lecumberri is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of Mexico City, Mexico, which now houses the General National Archive. Palacio de Lecumberri is situated 210 metres east of El Flechador del Cielo.
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Church
Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 2 km west of El Flechador del Cielo.
Academy of San Carlos
Museum
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
The Academy of San Carlos, formerly also known as the National School of Fine Arts, is an art academy in Mexico City that historically played an important role in the development of Mexican art and architecture. Academy of San Carlos is situated 1½ km west of El Flechador del Cielo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.
Centro
Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.
Tlatelolco
Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century. Tlatelolco is situated 3 km northwest of El Flechador del Cielo.
Guadalupe Tepeyac
Neighborhood
Photo: Dge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Guadalupe Tepeyac is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km north of El Flechador del Cielo.
El Flechador del Cielo
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Símbolo de una leyenda Mixteca. La historia cuenta que la tarde ocurre porque el cielo ha sido herido por un hombre ‘El Flechador del Cielo’, quien disparó su arco para tocar al Sol.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.43589° or 19° 26′ 9″ northLongitude
-99.11514° or 99° 6′ 55″ westOpen location code
76F2CVPM+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5591364261OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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