ABOUT SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE

San Miguel de Allende is the oldest city located in the center of the Mexican Republic. It was founded on September 29th. 1542 by the father Fray Juan de San Miguel. In 1555 became "Villa de San Miguel el Grande" (village of San Miguel the great). On march 8th, 1826 it received its present name: San Miguel de Allende honoring its founder and Ignacio Allende [Mexico's] Independence hero.

In 1982 it became a national monument and historic zone. That’s why the "INAH" ( Anthropology and History National Institute) is a jealous guardian of the colonial character of the city; an image which San Miguel residents are proud to preserve. We invite you to participate in the conservation and to respect our architecture, customs and values.

San Miguel de Allende, is the place where important rebel heroes were born, such as Ignacio de Allende Unzaga, Juan and Ignacio Aldama and many others plotter, who animate and brighter the spirit of the Independence of the Country. This is where the 1st liberation meetings took place in the early 1800’s. So the city is called the forge of national independence.” Quoted from ABC Realty for SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, GUANAJUATO, MEXICO web site.

“To put things into historical perspective, in the 1770s, when Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was little more than a frontier outpost with twenty log cabins, San Miguel de Allende already had a population of over 30,000, fattened by the rich gold and silver trade. Not even Boston with 16,000 or New York City and its 25,000 were as big. In the United States only Philadelphia of the time rivaled San Miguel de Allende in size. Today, San Miguel has some 80,000 inhabitants while those other cities have... well, grown a bit larger.” Quoted from Mexico Connect web site.

More about San Miguel de Allende, Mexico:

www.abcrealty.com/SAN_MIGUEL.htm
www.fff.org/comment/ed1198b.asp
www.mexconnect.com/MEX/mxc/sma.html
www.internetsanmiguel.com/
portalsanmiguel.com/