The Escandón Bathing Pools

The Escandón Bathing Pools (HM2A67)

Location: La Cañada, Querétaro 76240 El Marqués
Country: Mexico
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N 20° 36.54', W 100° 19.909'

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Balneario Escandón "El Piojito" - 1736En este año Don José Escandón y de la Helguera, Conde de la Sierra Gorda, adquirió éste terreno y los manantiales para la construcción de unos baños en el pueblo de La Cañada, los cuales condedió a los habitantes de La Cañada para bañarse, con el solo gravamen de que todos los lunes del año, dieran perpetuamente un peso al Cura de la Iglesia. En 1815, el Cura Ignacio Mendiola rehabilitó y amplió el balneario. A mediados del siglo XIX, en el pueblo de La Cañada ya se identificaba a este centro recreativo con el sobrenombre de "El Piojito", puesto que contaba con un torrente del desagüe con dirección al rio, el cual era tan potente, según referían los visitantes les liberaba el diminuto insecto. También se premiaba al bañista que le resistiera más tiempo tiempo de pie y a contra corriente.
English translation:The Escandón Bathing Pools"El Piojito" ("The Little Louse") - 1736 In this year José Escandón y de la Helguera, Count of the Sierra Gorda, acquired this land and its springs for the construction of some public baths in the town of La Cañada. He donated the baths to the inhabitants of La Cañada, with the only stipulation that every Monday of the year, in perpetuity, they would give a peso to the



priest of the local church. In 1815, Father Ignacio Mendiola rehabilitated and enlarged the baths. In the middle of the 19th century, in the town of La Cañada, this recreational center was already identified by the nickname of "El Piojito" ("The Little Louse"), since it had a strong water stream which led to the river, which was so powerful that visitors claimed its force could remove the tiny insect. Bathers were also rewarded in contests for standing up against the strong current.
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HM NumberHM2A67
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Placed ByMunicipalidad de El Marqués
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Date Added Thursday, August 9th, 2018 at 10:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14Q E 361219 N 2279443
Decimal Degrees20.60900000, -100.33181667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 20° 36.54', W 100° 19.909'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds20° 36' 32.4" N, 100° 19' 54.54" W
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Area Code(s)940, 214, 903
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 37 Venustiano Carranza, La Cañada Querétaro 76240, MX
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