La Cárcel, the town's Museo de la Independencia, houses several modern artistic interpretations of the violent struggle between Spanish and Mexican armies. In the mural below, the body of Mexico (left) is composed of thousands of small soldiers gruesomely fighting a Spanish knight.
In this painting, the woman (Mexico) breaks free from the shackles of the knight (Spain) and transitions from a prisoner, to an educated and orderly being, and finally ascends into greatness by morphing into an eagle.
The town is also famous for its extensive assortment of homemade ice creams and sorbets. Flavors range from traditional vanilla, chocolate and strawberry to the more unusual corn, avocado, whiskey, cheese, fried cheese, and (personal favorite) tequila with pineapple and mango. It's great fun to sample what concoctions the vendors come up with each day.Back in San Miguel that night, I snapped this shot of our own Parroquia under the moonlight.
2 comments:
That last photo is a standout among many fabulous photos!
Thanks!
Those ice cream samples sound....um, interesting. Did you try any of those veggie flavors?
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