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Dolores Hidalgo

Dolores Hidalgo is a compact town with a pretty, tree-filled plaza, a relaxed ambience and an important history. Amazingly enough, the Mexican independence movement began in earnest in this small place when at 5am on September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo, the parish priest, rang the bells to summon people to church earlier than usual and issued the Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores), also known as the Grito de Independencia (Cry of Independence).

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Museo Bicentenario 1810–2010
Dolores Hidalgo
Previously the Presidencia Municipal, this museum was inaugurated in 2010 for Mexico's bicentennial celebrations. Despite its name, the majority of its…
Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Dolores
Dolores Hidalgo
The Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Dolores is the church where Hidalgo issued the famous Grito (a call to arms for the country's independence) and is the…
Cuna De Tierra
Dolores Hidalgo
The first and biggest winery in Guanajuato opened in 2005, heralding the reintroduction of wine production in the area 200 years after the Spanish banned…
Hidalgo Statue
Dolores Hidalgo
The town's main square naturally boasts a statue of the man himself, Hidalgo (in Roman garb, on top of a tall column). Here too is a tree that, according…
Museo de la Independencia Nacional
Dolores Hidalgo
Although this museum has few relics, it has plenty of information on the independence movement. The exhibition spans seven rooms and charts the appalling…
Museo José Alfredo Jiménez
Dolores Hidalgo
If you don't know of José Alfredo Jiménez before you come to Dolores, you will by the time you leave. The king of música ranchera is beloved by Mexicans…
Museo Casa de Hidalgo
Dolores Hidalgo
Miguel Hidalgo lived in this house when he was Dolores' parish priest. It was from here, in the early hours of September 16, 1810, that Hidalgo, Ignacio…

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