Plaza Hidalgo
{{Short description|Plaza in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico}}
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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.
History
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During the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, the plaza was temporarily closed.{{cite web|url=https://tribunadelabahia.com.mx/cierran-malecon-plazas-y-parques-de-vallarta-por-boton-rojo-42256|title=Cierran malecón, plazas y parques de Vallarta por botón rojo|first=Miguel|last=González Guerra|work=Tribuna de la Bahía|date=16 January 2021 |access-date=9 November 2021|language=es|archive-date=9 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109194050/https://tribunadelabahia.com.mx/cierran-malecon-plazas-y-parques-de-vallarta-por-boton-rojo-42256|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.vallartadaily.com/rio-cuale-market-vendors-are-relocated-to-plaza-miguel-hidalgo/|title=Rio Cuale market vendors are relocated to Plaza Miguel Hidalgo|date=September 17, 2021|work=Vallarta Daily News|access-date=9 November 2021|archive-date=9 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109194051/https://www.vallartadaily.com/rio-cuale-market-vendors-are-relocated-to-plaza-miguel-hidalgo/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://jalisco.quadratin.com.mx/puerto-vallarta/locatarios-del-mercado-rio-cuale-son-reubicados-en-plaza-miguel-hidalgo/|title=Locatarios del mercado río Cuale son reubicados en plaza Miguel Hidalgo|date=17 September 2021|work=Quadratín Jalisco|first=Javier|last=Frías|location=Puerto Vallarta|access-date=9 November 2021|language=es|archive-date=9 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109194051/https://jalisco.quadratin.com.mx/puerto-vallarta/locatarios-del-mercado-rio-cuale-son-reubicados-en-plaza-miguel-hidalgo/|url-status=live}} The plaza has appeared on The Amazing Race.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Jerry |date=2022-10-29 |title=The Amazing Race Films in Puerto Vallarta |url=https://outandaboutpv.com/the-amazing-race-films-in-puerto-vallarta/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Out and About Puerto Vallarta |language=en-US}}
Public art
The plaza features a bronze statue of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla by José Esteban Ramírez Guareño.{{Cite web|date=20 December 2017|title=Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla by José Esteban Ramírez Guareño (1988)|url=https://www.puertovallarta.net/what_to_do/sculptures-12-miguel-hidalgo-costilla|url-status=live|access-date=6 November 2021|website=PuertoVallarta.net|archive-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105151141/https://www.puertovallarta.net/what_to_do/sculptures-12-miguel-hidalgo-costilla}} It was installed in 1988 and it replaced the idea of placing the same model in concrete.{{cite web|url=https://www.travelbymexico.com/puertovallarta/atractivos/?nom=kpvaparqhidal|title=Parque Hidalgo|language=Es|publisher=travelbyMéxico|access-date=9 November 2021|archive-date=9 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109194054/https://www.travelbymexico.com/puertovallarta/atractivos/?nom=kpvaparqhidal|url-status=live}}
File:PV, Jalisco, Mexico (2021) - 703.jpg|Statue of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
File:PV, Jalisco, Mexico (2021) - 709.jpg|Bust
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References
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External links
{{Portal|Mexico}}
- {{Commons category-inline|Plaza Hidalgo, Puerto Vallarta}}
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