We extend a theorem of S. Claytor in order to characterize the Peano generalized continua which are embeddable into the 2-sphere. We also give a characterization of the Peano generalized continua which admit closed embeddings in the Euclidean plane.
Departamento de Matemática Aplicada I, Escuela Universitaria de Arquitectura Técnica, Universidad de Sevilla Avda., Reina Mercedes s/n, 41012-Sevilla Spain
Departamento de Matemática Aplicada I, Escuela Universitaria de Arquitectura Técnica, Universidad de Sevilla Avda., Reina Mercedes s/n, 41012-Sevilla Spain