Pawn Shop in San Miguel Mexico 1991

by Phyllis Kaltenbach

Title

Pawn Shop in San Miguel Mexico 1991

Artist

Phyllis Kaltenbach

Medium

Photograph - Photo

Description

We were guiding RVers on 59 day tours thru Mexico when we stopped, 170 miles North of Mexico City in a pretty little town of San Miguel Allende and this wounderful antique store was not far from our RV Park, with a road leading up to "somewhere". I was quite enchated with this display! The Fine Art America watermark will not show on any finished products that you may buy.***
San Miguel de Allende
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Miguel de Allende
City & Municipality
Coat of arms of San Miguel de Allende
Coat of arms
Motto: Hic Natus Ubique Notus
San Miguel de Allende is located in Mexico San Miguel de AllendeSan Miguel de Allende
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20�54′51″N 100�44′37″WCoordinates: 20�54′51″N 100�44′37″W
Country Mexico
State Guanajuato
Founded 1541
Municipal Status 1811
Government
� Municipal President Ricardo Villarreal Garc�a
Elevation (of seat) 1,900 m (6,200 ft)
Population (2005) Municipality
� Municipality 139,297
� 62,034
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
Postal code (of seat) 37700
Area code(s) 415
Website (Spanish) [1]
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name Protective town of San Miguel de Allende and Sanctuary of Jes�s Nazareno de Atotonilco
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Designated 2008 (32nd session)
Reference no. 1274
State Party Mexico
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
San Miguel de Allende (Spanish pronunciation: [san mi'ɣel de a'ʎende]) is a city and municipality located in the far eastern part of the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion of Baj�o.[1] It is 274 km (170 mi) from Mexico City and 97 km (60 mi) from the state capital of Guanajuato.[2] Historically, the town is important as being the birthplace of Ignacio Allende, whose surname was added to the town�s name in 1826, as well as the first municipality declared independent of Spanish rule by the nascent insurgent army during the Mexican War of Independence.
However, the town waned during and after the war, and at the beginning of the 20th century was in danger of becoming a ghost town. Its Baroque/Neoclassical colonial structures were "discovered" by foreign artists who moved in and began art and cultural institutes such as the Instituto Allende and the Escuela de Bellas Artes. This gave the town a reputation, attracting artists such as David Alfaro Siqueiros, who taught painting.

This attracted foreign art students, especially former U.S. soldiers studying on the G.I. Bill after the Second World War. Since then, the town has attracted a significant amount of foreign retirees, artists, writers and tourists, which is shifting the area�s economy from agriculture and industry to commerce catering to outside visitors and residents.
The main attraction of the town is its well-preserved historic center, filled with buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. This and the nearby Sanctuary of Atotonilco have been declared World Heritage Sites in 2008.

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