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San Buenaventura, Coahuila -
Mexico
Through its history, both the site
and name of this city has changed. Starting as San Buenaventura
de Colorados in the seventeenth century, then, Nuestra Señora de
Guadalupe in the eighteenth century, and finally, San
Buenaventura in the nineteenth century, this town has changed
its physiognomy gradually.
Witnesses to these changes are
the Municipal Palace, the church tower, the old cantera stone
mill, and the Melchor Ocampo Mutualist Society building, all
from the first decade of the twentieth century.
With its municipal seat located 21
Km. (13 miles) to the northeast of Monclova, the sanbonenses de
not forget to entertain their visitors with a full glass,
machacado (dried beef and eggs) and a delicious nut roll.
An important event worth
attending is the well-known Patron Saint Fair on July 14th where
the fun is big with bull running, rodeos, dances, and fireworks. |
