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Main garden and Historical Museum (Casa de Allende)
House of Conspiracies
Mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros
Generalissimo Ignacio Allende Civic Square
House of Marshal Francisco de Lanzagorta

Historic Tour of San Miguel de Allende

By Déjame guiarte
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$35 per adult
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Overview

Are you passionate about history? Surely you have read or heard that in the Villa de San Miguel el Grande (today San Miguel de Allende), the struggle for National Independence was forged more than 200 years ago.
Would you like to know which characters participated and admire the vice-regal architecture of the houses, schools, temples, etc., where important events took place in this stage of history?

Let us guide you, this will be A TOUR that will awaken your senses and will be full of emotion!

Activity location

  • Museo de San Miguel de Allende
    • calle de Nunez#40, esquina con San Francisco, Centro,
    • San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel
    • S/N Principal
    • 37700, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

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Historic Tour of San Miguel de Allende
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 10:00 am
Price details
NZ$35.09 x 1 AdultNZ$35.09

Total
Price is NZ$35.09

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedWater bottle
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fee to the Museum

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Museo de San Miguel de Allende
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Historical Museum of the city (Allende's house): It is one of the most emblematic attractions of the city, our eponymous hero was born and lived here, the Generalissimo Don Ignacio de Allende y Unzaga, currently it is an extremely interesting Historical Museum, in this place We will visit spaces whose museum setting shows us what the family's home was like. We will also introduce ourselves to the theme of Independence, touring the rooms that include data, images and objects on this topic.
Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel
  • 15m
Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel: It is the icon of the city, its imposing neo-Gothic façade has made the place so famous; In addition to knowing its history, we will admire everything that it keeps inside, painting, architecture, sculpture, etc. In this place some of the insurgents were baptized.
Templo de la Purisma Concepcion
  • 15m
Temple of the Immaculate Conception: A beautiful construction from the 18th century, the tower, the dome and the altar date from the 19th century. In this temple, on the afternoon of September 2, 1823, the urn containing the skulls of the insurgent chiefs was received: Hidalgo, Allende, Aldana and Jiménez. We will also admire inside, a valuable collection of paintings on the life of the Virgin Mary, made in the 18th century, by the famous painter Juan Rodriguez Juárez.
Bellas Artes
  • 15m
Former Convent of Conceptionists: Construction of the 18th century, paid for by María Josefa Lina de la Canal, founder of the Conceptionist religious order in this city. Nowadays, it is the Ignacio Ramírez "El Nigromante" Cultural Centre. Inside, in addition to admiring murals by the painters Pedro Martínez and Eleanor Cohen, we will have the opportunity to admire the mural of David Alfaro Siqueiros, one of the great muralists of the 20th century. , the title of the mural is: "Life and work of Generalissimo Ignacio Allende."
House of the Counts of la Canal
  • 10m
Better known as the Palacio del Mayorazgo de la Canal, it is undoubtedly the most imposing house in the city, due to its magnificence and good taste, it is neoclassical in style, the rich façade, the delicate patio, are a clear example of the highest artistic value in the architectural treasure of the Viceroyalty.
El Jardin
  • 10m
On the north side of the main garden is the Old Municipal Palace, an eighteenth century construction, known as the Town Hall, in the council hall, on September 17, 1810, the first City Council of Independent Mexico was named, and it was presided over by Mr. Ignacio Aldama.
Plaza de la Soledad
  • 15m
Plaza Cívica Generalissimo Don Ignacio Allende: Formerly known as Plaza de la Soledad and was the centre of the Villa de San Miguel el Grande during the 16th and 17th centuries, on the esplanade there is an equestrian statue dedicated to the Generalissimo Ignacio Allende y Unzaga that It dates from 1988, is made of bronze and was made by the sculptor Ernesto Tamariz Galicia. In the square there is an architectural group of civil and religious buildings from the 18th century, worthy of admiration.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMuseo de San Miguel de Allende
    • calle de Nunez#40, esquina con San Francisco, Centro,
    • San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEParroquia de San Miguel Arcángel
    • S/N Principal
    • 37700, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

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