Colonial Mexico – An authentic adventure
Visit the history and vibrant cultural center of Guanajuato’s history as rich as its mines -full of silver during the colonial era. Immerse yourself inthe winding streets and subterranean passages that make this city a Mexican medina!
Hit the streets of the vibrant cultural center.of San Miguel de Allende with its energy and spirit of freedom ofexpression which has created a lively creative enclave. Visit the exquisite colonial architecture and 16th century ambience of Morelia - a UNESCO world heritage site.
Overview:
Mexico’s cultural richness is so vast that the traveler will always find something interesting to visit, no matter what region he is in. We can discover an incredible array of historical and cultural sites throughout the national territory, which date from pre-Hispanic Mexico to the multicultural Mexico of today.
We will go to San Miguel de Allende. This historic city was initially Otomí and Chichimeca territory. Upon the arrival of the Spaniards, a mission was founded around 1542. The site flourished, becoming a commercial center on the route between Mexico and the mining center of Zacatecas. But is was not until 1810 that San Miguel became a fundamental part of Mexican History, when General Ignacio Allende, follower of the movement for independence, took the city and put it in the hands of the rebels. In 1826, five years after the Independence, San Miguel changed its name in honor of its son and became San Miguel de Allende.
We will begin the route with a visit to the city of Morelia. We will admire the Catedral, the treasures kept within its high-naved interior, and its exterior, with high twin towers. We will go to the 16th-century Ex Convento de San Francisco, which now houses the Casa de las Artesanías. We will see the Palacio Clavijero, ancient college founded by the Jesuits. Following their expulsion from Mexico, it became a prison until 1970, when part of the building was transformed into a public library and the rest into government offices. We will visit the Colegio de San Nicolás -of which Morelos was student and Miguel Hidalgo rector, both of them great heroes of the Mexican Independence movement. We will settle in a pleasant hotel to spend the night.
We will dedicate to followind day to Pátzcuaro, the main city of the lake basin and one of Mexico’s most beautiful and picturesque towns. There, we will visit the Colegio de San Nicolás, that currently houses the Museo de Artes Populares. It is a typical 18th-century Pátzcuaran-style construction, erected by the Jesuits, who utilized the foundation built by don Vasco de Quiroga (also known as Tata Vasco). It has a yácata or Tarascan pyramid in its rear courtyard.
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