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Postcard from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: Colors flying for Diez y Seis

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Vintage Mexican postage stamp featuring a portrait of Ignacio Allende, marked with 'Correos' and '10 Centavos'.

La patria es primero. Si te piden la vida, dala por tu patria sin dudar./The homeland comes first. If they ask for your life, give it for your homeland without hesitation.”

Ignacio Jose de Allende y Unzaga (1769-1811)

Ignacio Jose De Allende was born in a house across the street from the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel, and the name of his hometown reflects both the importance of the saint and this hero of the Mexico Revolution. While serving as a captain in the Army, Allende became enamored with the dream of independence from Spain.

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Postcard from Guanajuato, Mexico: Where the Spanish found pots of silver at the end of the rainbow

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Wrote so many things about Guanajuato two years ago that few words are necessary. Here is a batch of photos mined there during our meanderings there this past fall.

Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato
Teatro Juarez
El Pipila
castillo erected for fireworks to celebrate the Festival of the Virgin of Loreto
Museo Palacio de los Poderes
jarra de claret
Diez y Seis de Septiembre lights
Templo de la Compania de Jesus
street corn
Templo de San Francisco
Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato
Universidad de Guanajuato
Father Hidalgo prepping for Diez y Seis
Iglesia de San Diego
Capilla Santa Casa de Loreto
Casa del Conde Rul
El Clave Azul Mezcal Bar
Teatro Juarez
Templo de la Compania de Jesus

My favorite photo here is the rooftop overflow “parking lot” for El Nino Medico. The toy cars left with prayers for El Nino in his glass quarters in Templo de la Compania de Jesus always mount up, sometimes to the point of almost burying him. There were so many stuffed inside this trip that the faithful began parking them on top of his quarters. I am including a photo after the illegally parked cars have been towed away once again by church guardians.