What is a 19th-century building in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico, that has a shrine to an honorific title given to a man considered the driving force behind the establishment of his country, state, or nation?
Government Palace of Chihuahua The Government Palace of Chihuahua (Palacio de Gobierno de Chihuahua) is a 19th-century building in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico. Located in the heart of the city, it is of special interest since it houses the executive offices of the governor of the state of Chihuahua and, until 2004, the state legislature met here. The building is a landmark in the city as it contains a shrine commemorating the execution of Miguel Hidalgo, considered the Father of the Country, who died at the hands of a Spanish firing squad on July 30, 1811. The "Altar de la Patria", or "Altar of the Fatherland" is located at the exact spot where Fr Hidalgo died.
Francisco Bulnes Francisco Bulnes (Mexico City, 4 October 1847 – Mexico City 22 September 1924) was a scientist, journalist, and politician. He educated as an engineer, but is better known an influential liberal intellectual during the regime of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz. He served Díaz as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. As a trained scientist, "it is not surprising that Francisco Bulnes became one of the leading figures in Mexico's liberal-positivist school, collectively known as the "Científicos". Positivism was the prevailing intellectual movement of the period and took a scientific approach to economic development and to history.