LUIS FELIPE RODRÍGUEZ

By Luis Felipe Rodriguez In the past, San Miguel had an abundance of water from various springs, particularly in the southeast parts of the city. Many orchards were planted throughout, …

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By Luis Felipe Rodriguez On Sunday, May 28, 1967, telephone service began in SMA. Telefónica de México, Telmex, had been founded 20 years earlier, when Ericsson of Mexico and International …

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By Luis Felipe Rodriguez Don Eduardo de Heredia, in his valuable study of Fray Juan de San Miguel, founder of Uruapan, says: «Since no author, ancient or modern, fixes the …

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By Luis Felipe Rodríguez Fray Juan de San Miguel arrived in New Spain (now Mexico), from Spain in 1529 when it offered nothing but hard work and sorrow. There was …

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By Luis Felipe Rodriguez The Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco is a Baroque church founded by Father Luis Felipe Neri de Alfaro in May of 1740. It is dedicated …

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By Luis Felipe Rodriguez San Francisco Church is the Churrigueresque-style glory of San Miguel de Allende. Construction began in 1779 and took 20 years to complete. There are some erroneous …

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By Luis Felipe Rodriguez At the end of the 19th century, the recently started joint-stock company Romero Rodil y Sauto, decided to venture into a different area. The owners wanted …

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By Luis Felipe Rodríguez In Part I, we talked about the school of arts and crafts that opened in 1921 on the corner of San Francisco and Relox, and about …

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By Luis Felipe Rodriguez The patrons who promoted the great works of art in the early centuries of San Miguel de Allende are no more. In 1921, though, a new …

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By Luis Felipe Rodríguez Palacios In 1765, the Conceptionist order of nuns in San Miguel, moved into their magnificent convent, despite the fact that the annexed church was not yet …

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