Plaza Hidalgo

Plaza Hidalgo
Plaza Hidalgo
Location	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
	Plaza Hidalgo
	Coordinates: 20°36′54″N 105°13′55″W / 20.61500°N 105.23194°W

Plaza Hidalgo is an urban plaza in colonia 5 de Diciembre, in Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Neighboring the Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Refugio, the plaza is named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican War of Independence. Also, there is a statue that honors Hidalgo. Underground, there is a public parking lot.^[1]

History

Market vendors in the plaza in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, the plaza was temporarily closed.^[2] The government of Puerto Vallarta later allowed market vendors to move there after the Cuale River flooded their workplace when Hurricane Nora hit in 2021.^[3]^[4] The plaza has appeared on The Amazing Race.^[5]

Public art

The plaza features a bronze statue of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla by José Esteban Ramírez Guareño.^[6] It was installed in 1988 and it replaced the idea of placing the same model in concrete.^[1]

Statue of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Bust

References

^ ^a ^b "Parque Hidalgo" (in Spanish). travelbyMéxico. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ González Guerra, Miguel (16 January 2021). "Cierran malecón, plazas y parques de Vallarta por botón rojo". Tribuna de la Bahía (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ "Rio Cuale market vendors are relocated to Plaza Miguel Hidalgo". Vallarta Daily News. September 17, 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ Frías, Javier (17 September 2021). "Locatarios del mercado río Cuale son reubicados en plaza Miguel Hidalgo". Quadratín Jalisco (in Spanish). Puerto Vallarta. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ Jones, Jerry (2022-10-29). "The Amazing Race Films in Puerto Vallarta". Out and About Puerto Vallarta. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
^ "Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla by José Esteban Ramírez Guareño (1988)". PuertoVallarta.net. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

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[travelby-1] "Parque Hidalgo" (in Spanish). travelbyMéxico. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

[2] González Guerra, Miguel (16 January 2021). "Cierran malecón, plazas y parques de Vallarta por botón rojo". Tribuna de la Bahía (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

[3] "Rio Cuale market vendors are relocated to Plaza Miguel Hidalgo". Vallarta Daily News. September 17, 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

[4] Frías, Javier (17 September 2021). "Locatarios del mercado río Cuale son reubicados en plaza Miguel Hidalgo". Quadratín Jalisco (in Spanish). Puerto Vallarta. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

[5] Jones, Jerry (2022-10-29). "The Amazing Race Films in Puerto Vallarta". Out and About Puerto Vallarta. Retrieved 2024-03-26.

[6] "Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla by José Esteban Ramírez Guareño (1988)". PuertoVallarta.net. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

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