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San Miguel de Allende was founded in 1542 by Friar Juan. It was the point where the Franciscans converted the region's inhabitants to Christianity. After an original name of 'City of the Dog People' it was renamed San Miguel de Grande. After the revolution the city was renamed San Miguel de Allende after the military insurgent hero Ignacio Allende.

In San Miguel we stayed at the Masion Virreyes. It was just off the main plaza on a busy street. The rooms were comfortable and all faced into a main patio.
Breakfast was served in a second patio with the price of the room and was great.
Another shot of the hotel patio.
This is the view from the roof patio of the hotel. We are looking west at the Church of the Conception. The view was great - as we took many pictures of the church at sunset.
Only an hour later the same view from the roof.

Hotel info:
Masion Virreyes
Address: Canal 19, Centro
Phone: 415 152-0851
E-mail: mansionvirreyes@prodigy.net.mx
Web:

La Parroqulia dates from 1683 and has undergone a few changes. Originally it was quite simple. The rustic neolithic facade was built in 1890 by local stonemason Ceferino Guteierrez. He modeled it after postcards of European Cathedrals. He only used the top half of the cathedrals since the spires begin at the foot of the church. Instead he built a great spire coming right out of the ground. It is pink and tan sandstone.
Oratorio de San Felipe Neri originally built by the mulatto population in the 17th century. To entice St Phillip Neri to preach the town gave it a makeover. It houses paintings by Cabrera and beautiful neoclassic altars. The four figures on the facade are St Dominic, St Peter, St Paul of Tarsus, and St John the Evangelist.
The inside of Oratorio de San Felipe Neri is very ornate. There are several paintings about the life of San Felipe Neri, founder of the Oratorio church in Rome.
The Church of St Francis was constructed beginning in 1779 and finishing 20 years later, the facade is churriqueresque in style and has a neoclassic interior. Inside are paintings depicting the life and death of St Francis. Interesting is that the statue at the top is St Francis and he is the height that a depiction of Christ just below the statue.
Typical San Miguel street off the Jardin.
Since most if not all the roofs are flat with a raised edge they all have drainage spouts. Most are simply pipes off the roof but here someone has added a dog figure to funnel the water - like a gargoyle.
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