Municipalities of Guanajuato - San Miguel de Allende, Leon, Guanajuato, Uriangato, Penjamo, Irapuato, Guanajuato, Celaya, Salvatierra (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: San Miguel de Allende, Leon, Guanajuato, Uriangato, Penjamo, Irapuato, Guanajuato, Celaya, Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Acambaro, Salamanca, Guanajuato, San Luis de la Paz, San Felipe, Guanajuato, Jaral del Progreso, Dolores Hidalgo, Tarimoro Municipality, Yuriria, Cortazar, Guanajuato, Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, San Francisco del Rincon, San Diego de la Union, Ocampo, Guanajuato, Abasolo, Guanajuato, Apaseo el Alto, Apaseo el Grande, Moroleon, Tarandacuao, Santa Catarina, Guanajuato, Tierra Blanca, Guanajuato, Purisima del Rincon, Coroneo, Atarjea, Xichu, Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato, Romita, Victoria, Guanajuato, San Jose Iturbide, Cueramaro, Huanimaro, Jerecuaro, Santiago Maravatio, Valle de Santiago, Comonfort, Villagran, Guanajuato, Doctor Mora, Pueblo Nuevo, Guanajuato, Silao, Guanajuato. Excerpt: San Miguel de Allende is a city and municipality located in the far eastern part of the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico. It is 274 km from Mexico City and 97 km from the state capital of Guanajuato. Historically, the town is important as the birthplace of Ignacio Allende, whose surname was added to the town's name in 1826, as well as the first municipality declared independent of Spanish rule by the nascent insurgent army during the Mexican War of Independence. However, the town waned during and after the war, and at the beginning of the 20th century, was in danger of becoming a ghost town. Its Baroque/Neoclassical colonial structures were "discovered" by foreign artists who moved in and began art and cultural institutes such as the Instituto Allende and the Escuela de Bellas Artes. This gave the town a reputation, attracting artists such as David Alfaro Siqueiros, who taught painting. This attracted foreign art students, especially former U.S. soldiers studying on the G.I. Bill after the Second World War. Since ...