Nuns visually expressed the popular belief that Spanish America was the site of the new earthly paradise whose most precious flowers were nuns.continue reading Nuns – Paradise’s Flowers

Town’s nuns have always been on the vanguard of fashion and art!continue reading Town’s Fashionable, and Fashion-Forward, Nuns

A 1600s nun’s autobiography uniquely illuminates the roles of women revealing details of domestic life, spirituality and the power of the feminine.continue reading Colonial Nuns – Where Feminism Met It’s Match

Just how many foreigners live in San Miguel de Allende?continue reading Gringolandia?

Planning for the pandemic’s demise are in the works. Good news for children, foreigners and the dead!continue reading Bony Fingers Crossed

San Miguel’s original college has changed little architecturally to the modern day law school campus, but much else has!continue reading Is It College Yet?

The town’s architecture along with being the hub of education, religion, culture and rebellion sets town apart from others on the Silver Route to this day.continue reading Urban Planning, Silver and Fiestas!

Two flags, one with Guadalupe and the other with St. Michael, were carried by rebels starting the War for Independence. Where are they?continue reading San Miguel’s Far-Flung Flags

Of all the races created in Mexico, only Creoles (Spaniards born here) joined together, eventually creating independence from Spain. Why?continue reading Creoles Changing All

My best pal in college was a Geography major so I used every opportunity to tease him about paying tuition to simply play Risk all day.  However, truth be told,… continue reading San Miguel’s Most Mesmerizing Map