Emblem of The Saint Patrick’s Battalion
EN MEMORIA DE LOS SOLDADOS IRLANDESES DEL HEROICO BATALLON DE SAN PATRICIO
MARTIRES QUE DIERON SU VIDA POR LA CAUSA DE MEXICO DURANTE LA INJUSTA INVASION NORTE AMERICANA DE 1847
[Names of the soldiers]

CON LA GRATITUD DE MEXICO A LOS 112 ANOS DE SU SACRIFICIO SEPTIEMBRE 10 DE 1959

The plaque commemorates the Irish soldiers of the St. Patrick’s Regiment, a regiment composed of immigrants from Europe, which initially belonged to the United States Army. In the United States-Mexico War, the regiment switched sides, and fought for Mexico.

The place where the sign is located was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
Emblem of The Saint Patrick’s Battalion
IN MEMORY OF THE IRISH SOLDIERS OF THE HEROIC SAINT PATRICK’S BATTALION
MARTIRES WHO GAVE THEIR LIFE FOR THE CAUSE OF MEXICO DURING THE UNFAIR NORTH AMERICAN INVASION OF 1847

[Names of the soldiers]

WITH THE GRATITUDE OF MEXICO 112 YEARS AFTER THEIR SACRIFICE SEPTEMBER 10, 1959