The journey through Mexico continues as we head from San Miguel de Allende to the neighboring town of Queretaro. Searching for flights bound for Oaxaca, Queretaro was the nearest airport. With flights not available until the following day, we posted up for a night at Hotel Criol.
Welcome to San Miguel de Allende, a colonial cosmopolitan town in the central highlands of Mexico. The town's story starts with the name. In 1542 the town was founded by a monk named Juan de San Miguel, and took on the name San Miguel. In 1826 the towns name was updated with the addition de Allende, in honor of Ignacio Allende. Allende was a town native and royal army officer famed for being a leader in the Mexican War that liberated Mexico from Spanish rule.
