Led to the site of today's Chorro spring by dogs, on higher ground, the settlement was refounded in 1555 by the successor of Juan de San Miguel, Bernardo Cossin, and by Fernando de Tapiaan, indigenous leader, In keeping with the Spanish colonial design, it was re-established as both a military outpost and a mission. The topography of its new location was better suited for defense. Also, it was a place with ample water supply, with two springs of water springs. The output of these abundant springs supplied all the water for the town until the 1970s. The site of the original mission is today occupied by the Santa Escuela Church, "old parish" as it is known.
The name "San Miguel" derives from the founder of the city, Fray Juan de San Miguel. Originally called San Miguel el Grande or sometimes San Miguel de los Chichimecas (after an original indian tribe,) in 1826 the name of the town was changed to San Miguel de Allende in order to honor Ignacio Allende, a hero of the Mexican War of Independence, who was born here.
San Miguel de Allende Guide
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