The historical vestiges preserved in Mineral de Pozos reveal the wealth that emerged from the silver mining that long characterized the town. Its cobbled streets enclose colonial buildings of historical value and great beauty.

First established as a small congregation in the viceregal period, this city is today a symbol of Mexican nationalism, because it was in the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows that the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla proclaimed the Cry of Dolores in 1810. The city is also known as the birthplace of the Mexican composer José Alfredo Jiménez.

This site in the Ecatepec neighborhood reveals aspects of the hydraulic infrastructure in pre-Hispanic times, and is where José María Morelos y Pavón, hero of Mexican Independence, would spend his last hours of life.

Known historically as an oasis in the middle of the country’s northern deserts, Parras de la Fuente presents an architecture connected to its natural surroundings, such as the Chapel of Santo Madero, erected on the Sombreretillo mountain. It is also the birthplace of the so-called “Apostle of the Revolution,” Francisco I. Madero.

An important agricultural center and historical city where in 1811, in the San Francisco Monastery, the heads of the fathers of Mexican Independence were put on display, to the horror of the local population: Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, Juan Aldama and Mariano Jiménez.

Mining town of great importance during the colonial period, and the site where in 1923 one of the main leaders of the Mexican Revolution, Francisco Villa, was assassinated. Today it is recognized as the second municipality in the state of Chihuahua with the most historical monuments.

Villa Álvaro Obregón was a settlement of indigenous groups who developed advanced cultural expressions and formed a part of the territory of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.

A town with pre-Hispanic roots that is notable as the birthplace of the López Rayón brothers, who played a leading role in the struggle for independence. Its mining roots link it with the most important industry of the colonial period, while its buildings and street plan make it a classic example of the architecture of western Mexico.

This is a town in the heart of Michoacán state, established near the site of a settlement of pre-Hispanic origin that was part of the Tarascan empire since at least the 15th century. The old town is between the present-day Santa Clara and Opopeo, built on an ancient lava flow at the foot of Cerro de la Cantera.

Founded by Bishop Vasco de Quiroga in the 16th century, Pátzcuaro was the most important city in Michoacán at the beginning of the viceregal era. Its cobbled streets and squares surrounded by red-tiled adobe buildings are the perfect setting for one of Mexico’s most precious traditions: the celebration of the Day of the Dead.