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Natalie Taylor
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HISTORY OF MEXICO: Adiós Mama Carlota, adiós mi tierno amor 1
January 19 marks the date of death of a personage whose life spanned over two centuries, witnessed incredible changes in social and...
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Natalie Taylor
Jan 65 min read
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: Avenida Insurgentes
Another major street that crisscrosses the center of town is Insurgentes. It is nowhere as long as Calle de la Canal, which I described...
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Natalie Taylor
Dec 30, 20244 min read
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: The golden days of yore
A picture is worth a thousand words, so instead, I am inviting you on a pictorial tour of old San Miguel with images of yesteryear. One...
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Natalie Taylor
Dec 23, 20245 min read
THE HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: La Santa Cruz—the holy cross
In my previous article I described the oldest barrio in San Miguel de Allende, excepting San Miguel Viejo where the original mission was...
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Natalie Taylor
Dec 17, 20244 min read
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: The oldest barrio
Those of us living here may wonder which of the many barrios in San Miguel de Allende warrants the title of “oldest neighborhood.” There...
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Natalie Taylor
Dec 9, 20244 min read
HISTORY OF MEXICO: Patzcuaro, San Miguel’s older, colder sister
Under three hours’ drive from SMA is a town that many say resembles our city twenty years ago. Patzcuaro is one of 132 pueblo magico...
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Natalie Taylor
Dec 2, 20245 min read
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: Diego Rivera
This month we celebrate the birth date of Diego Rivera, born in Guanajuato on December 8, 1886. One of Mexico’s greatest visual artists,...
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Natalie Taylor
Nov 25, 20246 min read
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL: A nahual in the city
The story of San Miguel de Allende is an amalgamation of three narratives that intertwine and enrich each other. The formal history—data...
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Natalie Taylor
Nov 16, 20245 min read
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION: November 20, 1910
Porfirio Diaz was a brilliant general who distinguished himself in the battle of Puebla in 1962, and later led the troops to recover...
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Natalie Taylor
Nov 11, 20244 min read
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL:What does a French Bishop have to do with Guanajuato?
Every year on November 11, thousands of horsemen descend upon San Miguel de Allende. They arrive from every corner—east, west, north, and...
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Natalie Taylor
Nov 4, 20243 min read
SAN MIGUEL TODAY: A retrospective and a preview
On October 29, 2024, Mayor Mauricio Trejo was special guest for the Rotary Club of San Miguel. He spoke about his previous term as mayor,...
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Natalie Taylor
Oct 28, 20246 min read
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL “He disappeared during his wake!”
It was a cold, windy night in November 1901. As evening fell, the chilly easterly wind had picked up force, and howled along the streets...
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Natalie Taylor
Oct 21, 20244 min read
HISTORY: Christopher Columbus’ Day October 12
I think, of all the things at school A boy has got to do… There's only one I've got just right - That's 1492. Columbus crossed the...
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Natalie Taylor
Oct 14, 20245 min read
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: The origins of Day of the Dead
Five hundred years ago, when the Spanish conquerors arrived in what is now Mexico, the region was populated by millions of indigenous...
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Natalie Taylor
Oct 7, 20246 min read
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: Allende vs Hidalgo
In September I wrote about the events leading to the War of Independence, and named San Miguel the cradle of Independence. One of the...
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Natalie Taylor
Sep 30, 20245 min read
THE HISTORY OF ART IN SAN MIGUEL: Muralism and La Ruptura
An interesting new artistic movement appeared in Mexico in the 1950s. It was called La Ruptura —the rupture, or the Breakaway Generation,...
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Natalie Taylor
Sep 23, 20245 min read
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: The War of Independence after Allende’s execution
September is national holiday month in Mexico, commemorating the start of the War of Independence which began on the streets of San...
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Natalie Taylor
Sep 16, 20246 min read
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: Who is he?
If I confused you with the ambiguous question, let me restate it: Who is San Miguel? San Miguel de Allende is a city with the names of...
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Natalie Taylor
Sep 10, 20244 min read
HISTORY OF ART SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE: Las Monjas Part 2
In the previous article I gave an overall description of the church of the Immaculate Conception, better known as Las Monjas. I would...
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Natalie Taylor
Sep 2, 20245 min read
HISTORY OF ART IN SAN MIGUEL: Las Monjas church Part 1
One of the loveliest churches in our city is La Inmaculada Concepcion (the Immaculate Conception), better known as Las Monjas—the nuns....
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