Alhóndiga de Granaditas

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Alhóndiga de Granaditas is a historic granary-turned-fortress in Guanajuato City, Mexico, famous as an early battleground and symbol of the Mexican War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
granary
historic building
museum
architecturalStyle neoclassical architecture
category Buildings and structures in Guanajuato
Forts in Mexico
History museums in Mexico
combatant insurgent forces of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
royalist Spanish forces
continent North America
coordinateLocation 21.017°N 101.259°W
country Mexico
culturalSignificance site of early insurgent victory in Mexican Independence
dateOfSignificantEvent 28 September 1810
floorCount 2
hasCourtyard central courtyard
hasExhibition Mexican War of Independence history
regional history of Guanajuato
hasFacade massive stone walls with few windows
hasFunction public museum (current)
storage of grain (historical)
hasUse military fortress
museum of history
prison
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatus protected historic monument of Mexico
inception early 19th century
languageOfOfficialName Spanish
locatedIn Guanajuato Municipality
surface form: Guanajuato City
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Guanajuato
locatedInHistoricCenter Guanajuato City historic center
surface form: historic center of Guanajuato City
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
materialUsed stone
notableFigureAssociated El Pípila (Juan José de los Reyes Martínez)
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
officialName Alhóndiga de Granaditas self-link
operatedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
originalFunction public granary
ownedBy Government of Mexico
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines)
surface form: Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
significantEvent Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas
surface form: Siege of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas

early battle of the Mexican War of Independence
symbolOf Mexican War of Independence
Mexican national identity
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear 1988
visitorAccessibility open to the public

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State of Guanajuato contains Alhóndiga de Granaditas
Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas location Alhóndiga de Granaditas
Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas relatedPlace Alhóndiga de Granaditas
this entity surface form: Alhóndiga de Granaditas museum
Guanajuato notableSite Alhóndiga de Granaditas
Alhóndiga de Granaditas officialName Alhóndiga de Granaditas self-link
Festival Internacional Cervantino mainVenue Alhóndiga de Granaditas
El Pípila placeOfActivity Alhóndiga de Granaditas
Guanajuato City historic center notableSite Alhóndiga de Granaditas