San Miguel de Allende—Its DNA: A book about the people of San Miguel
On September 25, a new book about San Miguel entitled «San Miguel de Allende—Its DNA,» written by Jesús Ibarra based on an idea conceived by Jaime Fernández M. Harris, was presented at the Instituto Allende, to an enthusiastic attendance of almost 400 people. Miguel de la Cruz, cultural commentator of Canal Once; Laura Bustos, director of the Ignacio Ramírez Cultural Center; architect Talía Lara; author Jesús Ibarra; and Jaime Fernández Harris were on the panel presenting the book. This is a very important bibliographic reference on the recent history of San Miguel.
October 12: Día de la Raza (Columbus Day)
Year after year, October 12 brings up conversations about the history of the so-called discovery of America—a controversial topic about which agreement is difficult to achieve. While some say that “history is written by victors,” it also seems that every country, community, and individual write their own versions of history, and conclusions about 1492 continue to clash even after 500 years. In Spain, they celebrate Día de la Hispanidad (Hispanic Day); in Latin America, they commemorate Día de la Raza (Day of the Race); and in the United States, they simply call it Columbus Day. Don’t miss this edition’s column of “La Coffee League.” How do you celebrate or commemorate October 12?
Cervantino is Back Live!
From October 12 to 30, Guanajuato will celebrate 50 years of the Cervantino Festival. The opening will be led by Korea and Mexico City, with the participation of soprano Hera Hyesang, Maria Katzarava, and the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra (OFCDMX). The opening will take place on Wednesday, October 12, at 8:00pm at the Alhondiga de Granaditas. With more than 2,500 artists from 33 countries, the festival program includes 115 performing arts performances and 90 visual arts activities, film, literature, and an artists’ market. Altogether, the festival’s cultural offerings do not stop for 19 days … Uffff!
Industrial Transformation Mexico Meeting (ITM)
The meeting is being held from October 5 to 7 in León, Guanajuato, and is a space for linking industry and academia to promote frontier developments. Hannover Fairs Mexico organizes the Industrial Transformation Mexico (ITM) meeting, a leading space in technology 4.0 that seeks to replicate the experience of the Hannover Fair, the most important industrial, scientific, and technological event in the world, with a 75-year tradition in Europe and where 6,000 exhibitors and 200,000 attendees gather. In 2019, the first on-site version was held in León and was a great success, with approximately 25,000 attendees and more than 150 companies from various countries, including some 5,000 graduate students.
Mauricio Trejo Presents His First Government Report
In his first report on September 30 before the full City Council—in compliance with the Municipal Organic Law—Mauricio Trejo promised greater security and investment. The mayor emphasized that he will focus on security, recognizing that the fundamental challenge of the city is public safety, especially vehicle theft. Another area he highlighted was municipal finances, noting that there are sufficient resources—some 500 million pesos—to make public investments by 2023. He pointed out that, «The economy has recovered and, talking with the presidents of the restaurant owners, hoteliers, and merchants, the economy is flowing again,» and he recognizes wedding planners as the most dynamic tourist product of tourism.
Meeting on Public Health in Northern Guanajuato
In that meeting at Instituto Sanmiguelense this month, Dr. Jorge Vidargas, head of the Sanitary Jurisdiction, reported that the elected representatives of the municipalities of Atarjea, Dr. Mora, Tierra Blanca, San Luis de la Paz, Xichú, Santa Catarina, San Miguel, San José Iturbide, and Victoria meet twice a year. On this occasion, the meeting took place in San Miguel de Allende, where there was first a results report on the cooperative actions among these localities. On the other hand, he highlighted that around 25% or 30% of the people in these municipalities do not have medical insurance to support them, such as Social Security or ISSSTE, which means that there are approximately 1,200,000 inhabitants of the nine municipalities of the area that are attended in health centers of the state of Guanajuato free of charge.
