Pénjamo's city, municipal head-board, is located to the 101° 42 ' 22 " of length to the west of the Meridian of Greenwich and to the 20° 25 ' 44 " north latitude.

The city and the municipality were founded on November 12, 1542, by the name of Penxamo's San Francisco (in Tarascan the name was Penlamu " place of sabinos or ahuehuetes ") by virtue of the bond sent by the Spanish king Carlos V, in which she was authorized the captain Diego Tomás de Jesuchihua to realize.

The city was the scenario of the War of Independence of Mexico, so much for the Spanish Francisco Javier Mina shot in Pénjamo's Saw in this municipality and Albino García who in August 1811 freed a new combat against the realists in Pénjamo, against a division ordered by Pedro Moreno, and formed by San Luis' dragoons of the Peace and the lancers' body.

In this combat they attacked Pénjamo's city it to plunder and to intimidate Jose Maria of the Trinidad Hidaldo y Costilla, brother of the priest Michael Hidalgo, subdelegate of the viceregal government (1759) this personage studied medicine, without finishing the career but he was recovering.

He administered the Estate when his father died and was recovering the Headquarters of Weapon in Pénjamo, to the service of the viceregal government and in opposition to the Insurgents.

On May 22, 1857, the population acquired the title of villa, and is raised to the category of city in the year of 1906 by decree of the governor Licenciado Joaquín Obregón Gonzalez.

The most relevant fact that guards the history of this city is Miguel Hidalgo's birth, is the Father of the Mexican Mother land, in the year of 1753 in Corralejo's Estate.

It has been achieved to do to Corralejo's ex-estate a tourist point for thousands of travelers who want to know the Nobleman's cradle, or simply people who wants to prove his tequilas of international height.

The current head office of buses gives a better sight to the city and a better appearance to the inhabitants and visitors who manage in the system of foreign trucks.