Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
Dolores Hidalgo is a town of 67,101 people in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Why visit Dolores Hidalgo
Townapedia lists 16 museums and landmarks, 27 parks and trails, 5 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Monumental Flag.
Weather in Dolores Hidalgo
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About Dolores Hidalgo
Dolores Hidalgo (Spanish: [doˈloɾes iˈðalɣo] ), in full Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional (English: Dolores Hidalgo, Birthplace of National Independence), is the name of a city and the surrounding municipality in the north-central part of the Mexican state of Guanajuato.
From the Wikipedia article Dolores Hidalgo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks16
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Parks, trails and playgrounds27
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Restaurants and cafes5
Where to stay1
History
The city was a small town known simply as Dolores when Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla uttered his famous cry for the independence of Mexico (the Grito de Dolores) there in the early hours of September 16, 1810, in front of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores parish church. After Mexico achieved independence, the town was renamed Dolores Hidalgo in his honor.
Today Dolores Hidalgo is known primarily for its ceramics industry, started by Father Hidalgo, which provides income to well over half the city's population. The inexpensive and mass-produced output of the town is marketed throughout Latin America and the United States. The central square of the town, in front of Fr Hidalgo's historic church, is a popular tourist spot.
A place of pilgrimage in Dolores Hidalgo for many fans of ranchera and popular music is the tomb of José Alfredo Jiménez, one of the country's most famous singers and songwriters. He is buried in the town cemetery.
Footballer Adolfo "El Bofo" Bautista and USA Olympian Leonel Manzano were born here.
From the History section of Dolores Hidalgo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship5
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Map of Dolores Hidalgo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 60 km away.
- Ejido Dolores 1 km northwest, about 1 min by car
- Colonia Padre Hidalgo 2 km north, about 2 min by car
- San Miguel de Allende 33 km southeast, about 33 min by car
- Guanajuato 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- San Luis de la Paz 46 km east, about 46 min by car
- Irapuato 70 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Celaya 72 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Salamanca 71 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- León de los Aldama 78 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Santiago de Querétaro 85 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- DoloresHidalgo167, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Calle Distrito Federal (Dolores Hidalgo, Gto.) 2023, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chiles de chorro (Dolores Hidalgo, Gto.) Junio2020, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parroquia de la Asunción Dolores Hidalgo, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Templo del Calvario (Dolores Hidalgo, Gto.), Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Escuela y Parroquia - Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Templo del Calvario (Dolores Hidalgo, Gto.), lateral 02, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museo Casa de José Alfredo Jiménez, Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato 04, Isaacvp, CC0
- Museo Casa de José Alfredo Jiménez, Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato 02, Isaacvp, CC0
- Museo Casa de José Alfredo Jiménez, Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato 01, Isaacvp, CC0
- Templo del Calvario (Dolores Hidalgo, Gto.), lateral 01, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa Naranja - Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museo Casa de José Alfredo Jiménez, Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato 05, Isaacvp, CC0
- Fachada y balcón - Dolores Hidalgo, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museo Casa de José Alfredo Jiménez, Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato 03, Isaacvp, CC0
- Parroquia de la Asunción (Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato), Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caracara cheriway - Dolores Hidalgo, Gto, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Calle Tabasco (antigua Calle del Peligro) - Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mural protesta contra proyecto minero de Argonaut Gold - Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, MX, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre (Dolores Hidalgo, Gto.) 0124, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa vieja (Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato) 2, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa vieja (Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato), Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dolores Hidalgo - B&W - La Tercera Orden, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Templo Tercera Orden (Dolores Hidalgo), cúpula, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa hogar (Dolores Hidalgo), placa, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- La Tercera Orden, Dolores Hidalgo I, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Esquina de edificio, Dolores Hidalgo II, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bandera Monumental Ensenada, José R. Quintanilla, CC BY 2.5
- Izando la bandera monumental del zocalo, gib_l, CC BY-SA 2.0
- DoloresHidalgo073, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DoloresHidalgo072, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DoloresHidalgo155, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- DoloresHidalgo154, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Una cocina típica del siglo XIX, Martha Silva, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Templo de Nuestra Señora de la Saleta 1, Ashley cpt, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Charro mexicano, Martha Silva, CC BY-SA 2.0
- La cocina original, Martha Silva, CC BY-SA 2.0
- La Asunción, placa conmemorativa (Dolores Hgo.) 000752, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Letrero, zapatero (México) I, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caracara quebrantahuesos (Caracara cheriway) en área urbana, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa Museo Jose Alfredo Jimenez, NS777, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa de la Cultura de Dolores Hidalgo I, Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa de Visitas, Ashley cpt, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monumento a Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez en La Alameda (Dolores Hidalgo, Gto.), Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0
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