San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato

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San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato is a historic Mexican town, now known as San Miguel de Allende, renowned for its colonial architecture, artistic community, and key role in Mexico’s War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town
human settlement
associatedWithEvent Mexican War of Independence
associatedWithPerson Ignacio Allende
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
climate temperate semi-arid climate
country Mexico
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1900 meters
formerNameOf San Miguel de Allende
foundedAs San Miguel el Grande
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque architecture
Neoclassical architecture
Spanish colonial architecture
hasCulturalScene literature
music
visual arts
hasCurrentName San Miguel de Allende
hasEconomicActivity arts and crafts
gastronomy
tourism
hasFestival Fiestas de San Miguel Arcángel
Independence Day celebrations
hasHeritageStatus San Miguel de Allende Historic Center
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site core zone (as San Miguel de Allende)
hasLandmark Fábrica La Aurora
Instituto Allende
Jardín Principal
Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel
Templo de San Francisco
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 2008
historicalRole important insurgent center in the Mexican War of Independence
knownFor artistic community
colonial architecture
role in the Mexican War of Independence
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Guanajuato
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory State of Guanajuato
locatedInRegion Bajío
Central Mexico
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
namedAfter Saint Michael
surface form: Archangel Michael
nearbyAirport Del Bajío International Airport
Querétaro International Airport
surface form: Querétaro Intercontinental Airport
partOf San Miguel de Allende Municipality
surface form: Municipality of San Miguel de Allende
partOfHistoricRoute Silver Route of central Mexico
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
transportConnection connected by road to Guanajuato City
connected by road to Querétaro

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Ignacio Allende residence San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato
Olivia Cole placeOfDeath San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato
this entity surface form: San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
Olivia Cole residence San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato
this entity surface form: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Neal Cassady deathPlace San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato
this entity surface form: San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico