🏛️ Historic Town of San Miguel

Mexico · Americas · Cultural · 20.34°N, 100.93°W

San Miguel de Allende is the principal city in the municipality of San Miguel de Allende, located in the far eastern part of Guanajuato, Mexico. A part of the Bajío region, the town lies 274 km (170 mi) from Mexico City, 86 km (53 mi) from Querétaro and 97 km (60 mi) from the state capital of Guanajuato. The town's name derives from a 16th-century friar, Juan de San Miguel, and a martyr of Mexican Independence, Ignacio Allende, who was born in a house facing the central plaza. San Miguel de Allende was a critical epicenter during the historic Chichimeca War (1540–1590) when the Chichimeca held back the Spanish Empire during the initial phases of European colonization. Today, an old section of the town is part of a proclaimed World Heritage Site, attracting thousands of tourists and new residents from abroad every year.

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Quick facts

Country	Mexico
Continent / region	Americas
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	20.34°N, 100.93°W · view on map

Historic Town of San Miguel is a cultural World Heritage site in Mexico, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Historic Town of San Miguel was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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