San Miguel de Allende (mex)

San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende ranks 9,357th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Etxarri-Aranatz, Marj, and Springburn. Memorable people born in San Miguel de Allende include Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama. Memorable people who died in San Miguel de Allende include Neal Cassady, Anastasio Bustamante, and Juliette Mayniel. San Miguel de Allende has been the birth place of many military personnels and the death place of many actors and writers. San Miguel de Allende is located in Mexico.

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. Read more on Wikipedia