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

Fathers Miguel and José Joaquín Hidalgo

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

1. Fathers Miguel and José Joaquín Hidalgo Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En este templo
oficiaron los curas
Miguel y Jose Joaquin
Hidalgo - 1784

English translation:
In this temple
officiated the priests
Miguel and José Joaquín Hidalgo
1784

Erected by Sociedad de Amigos de San Miguel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.

Location. 20° 54.812′ N, 100° 44.622′ W. Marker is in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Marker can be reached from Calle Correo just east of Calle Cuna de Allende. The marker is mounted to the left of the main entrance of Parroquia San Miguel Arcángel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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. Parish of San Miguel Arcangel (here, next to this marker); Monument to José Diez de Sollano y Dávalos (a few steps from this marker); Master Builder Ceferino Gutiérrez Muñóz (within shouting distance of this marker); Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Friar Juan de San Miguel (within shouting distance of this marker); The House of Luis Malo (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Ignacio Allende (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Garden (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Miguel de Allende.

Regarding Fathers Miguel and José Joaquín Hidalgo. Miguel Hidalgo, one of the first leaders of Mexican independence, was a priest. He and his older brother, José Joaquín, also a priest, both officiated at the Parroquia de San Miguel in 1784. José Joaquín Hidalgo would die in 1802, some eight years before his brother's initial attempts to gain independence from Spain.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

2. Fathers Miguel and José Joaquín Hidalgo Marker

La Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel (Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel). image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 8, 2016

3. La Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel (Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel).

Interior of the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel (Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel). image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, February 25, 2019

4. Interior of the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel (Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 16, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 4. submitted on March 29, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.