Built by Domingo Narciso de Allende y Ayerdi in 1760; a year later it was given as a wedding present to María Josefa de Unzaga. It was in this house where Ignacio Allende Unzanga was born and raised, one of the most notorious heroes of Mexico’s Independence. In 1810, the first insurgent army left for its first formal battle; at the end of that year, the house was confiscated by the viceregal government.
The building consists of two levels and as in most of the houses of that time, the rooms communicated with each other.
Its façade is asymmetrical; its main entrance is framed by a rich Baroque façade with neoclassical elements, its balconies and grilles show off wrought iron forges with beautiful designs.
Since March 1990 the building has housed the “Museo Casa de Allende” (House of Allende Museum), managed by the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
In the first room of the ground floor, it is possible to appreciate the characteristics of the region from the Pliocene, local pre-Hispanic development and the first settlements in the Laja river basin. On the Upper Floor, the rooms refer to the San Miguel Foundation in the Nouvelle Hispanic era, aspects of the social and cultural life of the city, commerce, crafts, education and the formation of militias.
Returning to the ground floor are the rooms that make special mention of the historical figure of Don Ignacio Allende Unzanga.
Schedule: Tuesday to Sunday 09:00 to 17:00 hrs.
Location: Cuna de Allende 1, 37700, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato.
Contact: Telephone: 01 (415) 152 2499