San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

House of Ignacio Aldama

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

1. House of Ignacio Aldama Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Casa que habito
el heroe Don
Ygnacio Aldama.
1810-1910.

English translation:
The hero Ignacio Aldama
lived in this house.
1810-1910.

Erected 1910.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 20° 54.872′ N, 100° 44.58′ W. Marker is in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Marker is on Calle San Francisco just east of Calle Relox, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle San Francisco 4, San Miguel de Allende GTO 37700, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Here Independence was Planned (within shouting distance of this marker); Allende's Independence Meetings (within shouting distance of this marker); House of Francisco Lanzagorta (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Primitive Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Francis de Sales College

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(within shouting distance of this marker); José María de Jesús de Diez de Sollano y Dávalos (within shouting distance of this marker); First Independent Municipality of Mexico (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Main Garden (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Miguel de Allende.

Regarding House of Ignacio Aldama. Ignacio Aldama (b. San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, May 7, 1769 - d. Monclova, Coahuila and Texas, June 20, 1811) was a lawyer and insurgent who participated in the War of Independence of Mexico. He was the brother of fellow insurgent Juan Aldama. After the announcement of the beginning of the independence movement by Miguel Hidalgo, he was appointed military chief of San Miguel. He stayed here until October 1810. Knowing that the Spanish Royalists under Felix Maria Calleja's troops were arriving to the town, he left with his family to be with the insurgent troops shortly before the Battle of Aculco. He accompanied Ignacio Allende in Guanajuato and Guadalajara. He was appointed ambassador to the United States for the insurgency and was entrusted with the task of getting weapons from the US. He

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

2. House of Ignacio Aldama Marker

The house later became a cinema, Cine Los Aldama.

managed to reach Béjar (present day San Antonio, Texas) with relative ease, but was captured by the counterrevolution forces of Zambrano. He was taken to Monclova, where he underwent a summary trial. He published a manifesto in which he apologized for his actions on June 18, 1811 and was executed two days later. Adapted and translated from Wikipedia.
Although the marker shows the dates 1810 to 1910, obviously Aldama did not live here during that entire time period. The dates mark the beginning of the Mexican independence movement in 1810 and its 100th anniversary in 1910, which was widely celebrated throughout Mexico, although it also marked the beginning of the Mexican Revolution.

House of Ignacio Aldama and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

3. House of Ignacio Aldama and Marker

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, February 25, 2019

4. House of Ignacio Aldama and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 13, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 4. submitted on March 29, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.