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

Allende Fountain

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

1. Allende Fountain Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Año 1848
A la memoria
del varón ilustre
Primer Caudillo de la Libertad
C. Ignacio Allende.

English translation:
1848
To the memory of the illustrious Leader of Liberty
Captain Ignacio Allende.

Erected 1848.

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

Location. 20° 54.76′ N, 100° 44.766′ W. Marker is in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Memorial is at the intersection of Calle Pila Seca and Calle Zacateros, on the right when traveling west on Calle Pila Seca. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Pila Seca 13, 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. General Pablo Yáñez (a few steps from this marker); Villa Zacateros (within shouting distance of this marker); Armory of the Insurgents (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Temple of the Immaculate Conception (about 210

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meters away); The Heroes' Bridge (about 210 meters away); House of Juan Umarán (about 210 meters away); a different marker also named Temple of the Immaculate Conception (about 210 meters away); José María de Jesús Diez de Sollano y Dávalos (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Miguel de Allende.

Regarding Allende Fountain. José Ignacio Allende y Unzaga (b. San Miguel de Allende, 1769 - d. Chihuahua 1811) was one of the leaders and initiators of the independence movement of Mexico. Captain of Spanish militias, he sympathized with the idea of independence. He attended the first secret meetings of the rebellion organized in Querétaro and fought alongside Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the first stages of the War of Independence. He relieved Hidalgo as the military leader of the insurgents. In Acatita de Baján, Coahuila, he was betrayed and arrested by Ignacio Elizondo, along with Miguel Hidalgo, Abasolo Mariano, Mariano Jiménez and Juan Aldama and taken to the city of Chihuahua where he was tried for insubordination, was shot and beheaded. His head was displayed on a corner of the Alhóndiga de Granaditos

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

2. Allende Fountain Marker

in the city of Guanajuato as a warning to other potential insurgents, where it remained for 10 years. Translated and adapted from Wikipedia

Allende Fountain detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

3. Allende Fountain detail

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 29, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.