Preservación de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.
Preserving History, Culture, and a Way of Life
Preserving History, Culture, and a Way of Life
To promote the responsible and sustainable development of the city and county of San Miguel de Allende preserving, protecting and defending its cultural heritage as well as its natural assets and environment of potentially problematic acts from governmental as well as private parties. We understand Cultural Heritage as the tangible and intangible elements of SMA, including its buildings, architecture and monuments, historical, artistic, scientific and archeological sites, as well as its customs, habits, traditions and the spirit that enliven and identify it.
To make sure that private parties and governmental authorities abide by the recommendations of the International Council of Monuments and Sites, ICOMOS, to the municipal authorities which are spelled out on the inscription of the Villa Protectora de San Miguel el Grande y del Santuario de Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco on the World Heritage of Humanity list.
To achieve the above goals PSMA will resort to all legal, scientific, technical and financial resources available and will collaborate with all entities, both national and international, necessary and will focus on the following:
The tangible and intangible heritage of SMA is concentrated in the Historic Center which is also the hub of its social activity and as such the pillar of San Miguel´s economy. Therefore we will always be focused to preserve and protect the integrity and authenticity of the Historical Center as well as its historical legacy while retaining its social and cultural dynamics.
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We will stimulate community participation in the protection of San Miguel´s cultural heritage and we will familiarize the different sectors of society, citizens and civic organizations with the activities and projects of PSMA. This requires an awareness of the value of this legacy, of the laws that protect it, of citizen´s rights and of the obligations of the authorities. PSMA will strive to gather and spread such information to all sectors of society, national as well as international, through meetings, conferences, workshops, seminaries and any other suitable activities.
We will voice our opinions and present our positions in a proper, factual manner and we will seek to collaborate in matters of preservation and protection of the cultural heritage. Any inconformity will be based on federal and local laws as well as international treaties and conventions. Constructive proposals rather than protests are our preferred means of action.
We are a non-profit organization aiming to preserve, protect and defend the cultural heritage of San Miguel de Allende and to promote the responsible and sustainable development in San Miguel de Allende.
The Preservation Society of San Miguel de Allende is a non-profit organization — and as such depends heavily on volunteers to take part in the work. Thus we welcome volunteers. Some of the areas in which you could contribute include: newsletter, events, website maintenance, translations, marketing, fund-raising, office work
Memberships offer varios benefits. More details when you follow the link below.
Donations in any amount to support the efforts of Preservación de San Miguel Allende are welcome. We are a non-profit organization and appreciate your help.
Support from corporate donors is an important source of funds for our organization and we welcome your tax deductible annual contributions to our cause. We do believe that the preservation of San Miguel de Allende´s cultural heritage is in the interest of corporate citizens.
An endowment is the donation of any kind of personal property of value to a nonprofit organization for the ongoing support of that organization. Forms of donations include: cash, houses and other real estate such as businesses, stocks, bonds, life insurance and bequests from wills. These donations can be activated while alive or upon your passing and can be set up in accordance with US and Canadian tax codes.
In order for PSMA to be able to accomplish its mission in the various areas mentioned above it has to obtain the necessary funding. In this connection it must be stressed that members of PSMA are not paid for their work for the Association.
PSMA will always operate with the utmost austerity and has been able to obtain donated professional services. But there are unavoidable operating expenses and for PSAMA to be able to succeed it has to obtain funding to cover those expenses.
To be in a position to initiate and sustain legal actions when laws are broken in detriment to San Miguel´s preservation, we need to create a fund to be prepared for such eventualities. Having such a fund may in itself increase the probability of success as well as the credibility for the work of PSMA.
If you have any questions please email info@preservaciondesanmigueldeallende.org or use the form below. Thank you.
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