El Pípila
Miner who burned the door of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas.
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El Pípila is the nickname of Juan José de los Reyes Martínez Amaro, a miner from Guanajuato. He is remembered for an act of heroism on 28 September 1810, during the early days of the Mexican War of Independence, when he set fire to the door of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas, allowing insurgents to storm the fortress.
Quick Facts
- Real name
- Juan José de los Reyes Martínez Amaro
- Born
- 1782
- Died
- 1863
- Spouse
- Maria Victoriana Bretadillo
- Children
- Manuela
- Doroteo
- Francisca
- Occupation
- Miner
- Notable date
- 28 September 1810
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The monument
A stone monument of a muscular man holding a flaming torch stands on a hill at the edge of Guanajuato. The torch is called "the torch of liberty." Visitors can reach it by funicular or by climbing steep stairways. Broad stone plazas at the base offer space for tourists and a view of the entire city. The monument is located at Cerro de San Miguel S/N, Zona Centro, 36000 Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: El Pípila (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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