GUANAJUATO INTRODUCTION

Guanajuato is a city of history, a place where silver mining, the War of Independence, the American Intervention and the Reform Movement all shook the foundations of the city. Many of the cities buildings and churches are mentioned in history books on Mexico and UNESCO named the city a World Heritage Zone in 1988. One of the more famous is the Alhondiga de Granaditas which is now a museum. At one time it was involved in the seizure of the town during Mexican Independence.