# Monument to Ignacio Allende

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

This monument honors Ignacio Allende, the army captain born here in 1769 who became a leading general of the Mexican War of Independence. Executed in 1811, he gave his name to the town, once called San Miguel el Grande and now San Miguel de Allende.

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Coordinates: 20.9144, -100.7439

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