Miners are of great importance in the state and city of Guanajuato, which was the largest exporter of silver in the world at the end of the 18th century.
With a long, flat stone tied to his back to protect him from the muskets of the Spanish troops, Pípila carried tar and a torch to the door of the Alhóndiga and set it on fire.
The stone monument of a muscular man, holding aloft a flaming torch, towers on a hill at the edge of the city.
At the base of the monument, a series of broad stone plazas provides plenty of space for the numerous camera-carrying tourists and young lovers.
This monument can be found in Cerro de San Miguel S/N, Zona Centro, 36000 Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico.El Pípila at the door of the Alhóndiga (Museo del Caracol, Mexico City)