A PINK GOTHIC DREAM
The Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel is the iconic
pink church that towers over the heart of San Miguel
de Allende. The church is made from pink cantera
stone, which glows beautifully at sunrise and sunset.
ITS SPIKY TOWERS CAME IN LATER
The church was built in a
Baroque style, but
between 1880 and 1890,
at the request of the
bishop, the façade was
remodeled.
INSPIRED BY POSTCARDS
Between 1880 and 1890
Ceferino Gutiérrez, a local
bricklayer, based the
design of the new façade
on European cathedrals
drawings, and postcards.
NAMED AFTER A PROTECTOR
It’s dedicated to Saint
Michael the Archangel,
the town’s patron saint.
LOCAL PINK QUARRY
The façade was crafted
from local pink quarry,
which gives it its
characteristic color and
beauty.
ARTISTIC WEALTH
Inside, it guards oil
paintings from the 17th
and 18th centuries, as
well as altars and objects
of veneration and form
part of its artistic wealth.
MASS OFFICIATED BY MIGUEL HIDALGO
It is said that Miguel
Hidalgo, a key figure in
the independence
movement, came to
officiate in the parish of
San Miguel Arcángel.
66 HIGHEST POINT
The north tower of the
church is the tallest in
the city, at 66 meters
high.
AN UNESCO GEM
It is one of the main
tourist attractions of San
Miguel de Allende,
declared a World Heritage
Site by UNESCO in 2008.
MONUMENTAL CRYPT
On its main chapel rest
important figures from
Mexican history as the
insurgent Felipe
González and General
Anastasio Bustamante,
former president of the
Republic.