San Miguel de Allende in Municipality of Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands

First Independent Municipality of Mexico

By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

1. First Independent Municipality of Mexico Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

El 17 de Sept. de 1810
Hidalgo y Allende nombran
e instalan el Primer
Ayuntamiento del Mexico
Independiente en este lugar.
Presidido por el
Lic Ignacio Aldama G
En el 175 aniversario de la Independencia
y 75 aniversario de la Revolucion Mexicana
Ayuntamiento 83-85 17 de Sept. de 1985

English translation:
On September 17, 1810
Hidalgo and Allende named and installed the
First Municipality of Independent Mexico
in this location.
It was presided over by Ignacio Aldama G.
On the 175th anniversary of Independence
and the 75th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution
Municipal Council of 1983-1985, September 17, 1985

Erected 1985 by Ayuntamiento de San Miguel de Allende.

Location. 20° 54.874′ N, 100° 44.628′ W. Marker is in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, in Municipality of Allende. Memorial is on Calle Principal, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Principal 12, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato 37700, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

Additional marker on the burning of the Municipality in 1911. image. Click for full size.

By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

2. Additional marker on the burning of the Municipality in 1911.

This additional marker to the left of the featured marker notes that the Municipality was burned on May 18, 1911. It was rebuilt at a cost of 3,327.87 pesos, from different sources, under the direction of José de Jesús García. It was finished and inaugurated by C. Antonio M. Abarca on August 3, 1913.

The marker doesn't specifically mention it, but it was burned by an enraged crowd during the Mexican Revolution.

of this marker. Here Independence was Planned (within shouting distance of this marker); House of the Primogeniture of de la Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Narciso María Loreto de la Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Allende's Independence Meetings (within shouting distance of this marker); House of Ignacio Aldama (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel (about 90 meters away); Friar Juan de San Miguel (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Miguel de Allende.

Categories. • Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US •

By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

3. First Independent Municipality of Mexico Marker

The Municipality is still decorated from the annual Independence Day celebrations on September 16.

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Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2019. This page originally submitted on October 13, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 13, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico.