HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: African legacy in Mexico
One of the hidden historical facts is the influence of Africans on Mexican culture. Slavery throughout the Americas—Cuba, Brazil,...
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Natalie Taylor
- Jul 7
- 5 min
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: The beginnings of African heritage
In my last two posts I wrote about the ancient Mulatto chapel in San Miguel, and how it eventually was taken over by the Oratory church....
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Natalie Taylor
- Jun 30
- 6 min
HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: The Mulatto chapel Part 2
Imagine yourself walking along Insurgentes Street, starting at the site of the Biblioteca, then heading east toward the Ignacio Ramirez...
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Natalie Taylor
- Jun 23
- 3 min
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL: Spooky Tales V
Stories about headless ghosts, and particularly headless horsemen seem to be part of many cultures. Sometimes the horseman appears sans...
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Natalie Taylor
- Jun 14
- 5 min
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL: A native son and his home
One afternoon in 1837, a nineteen year old student appeared in the halls of the prestigious Academy of Juan de Letran in Mexico City,...
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Natalie Taylor
- Jun 11
- 4 min
THE HISTORY OF SAN MIGUEL: The ancient Mulatto chapel
The Oratorio church is one of the most attractive architectural buildings in San Miguel de Allende. It stands on an elevated platform...
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Natalie Taylor
- Jun 2
- 5 min
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL: Lesser known historical events
If you have followed some of my stories about San Miguel de Allende, you may recall that many of them are legends, not based on reality....
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Natalie Taylor
- May 19
- 5 min
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL: Spooky Tales Part IV
El Puente del Fraile Not all San Miguel ghost stories take place within the narrow confines of the urban area. Some reside on the...
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Natalie Taylor
- May 6
- 4 min
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL: Spooky tales part III
La Loca of the Posada The Posada de San Francisco is a three-story building on Principal Street, just a few steps from the old Casas...
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Natalie Taylor
- Apr 21
- 4 min
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL: Father Eusebio Espinosa
One of the fascinating aspects of San Miguel is its long reach into the past. The founding of the city goes back to 1492, 50 years after...
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Natalie Taylor
- Apr 8
- 5 min
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL: Spooky Tales II
The house on Cuadrante On the Calle Cuadrante 18, just a few steps from the corner with Hernandez Macias stands a grand house, dating...
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Natalie Taylor
- Mar 18
- 4 min
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL: A memorable bullfight, and one that will not be
Bullfighting was one of the favorite entertainments in San Miguel for many centuries, a tradition brought over from Spain. To this day,...
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Natalie Taylor
- Feb 26
- 6 min
STORIES OF SAN MIGUEL: SPOOKY TALES PART I
Did you know that some of the most familiar streets, and neighborhoods you walk in around Centro, hold old tales of ghosts and strange...
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Natalie Taylor
- Jul 23, 2022
- 5 min
SAN MIGUEL’S VOODOO CAVE
In 1933 a 25-year-old priest arrived from Irapuato to serve in the Parroquia of Saint Michael the Archangel. His name was Jose...
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Natalie Taylor
- Apr 3, 2022
- 2 min
A GROSS NAME FOR A DELICIOUS CONFECTION
Any visitor or resident of San Miguel will notice signs on many shops around Centro touting the sale of a regional sweet, with the...
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Natalie Taylor
- Mar 19, 2022
- 4 min
A Ukrainian in San Miguel de Allende
The invasion of Ukraine by a Stalinist-styled demagogue is on everyone’s mind, with the looming threat of further destruction and the...
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Natalie Taylor
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min
THE MOSQUITO BITES OF SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
Recently I had a quintessential “San Miguel moment.” Sitting with friends for dinner at a restaurant, I spotted a lone woman at a table...
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Natalie Taylor
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
LIVING HISTORY: A centenarian in San Miguel de Allende
What would you say to someone born the year that WWI came to an end, the year the Spanish flu swept across the world?
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