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    Plaza de Armas Josefa Hernández, Mirandillas, Jalisco

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    Mirandillas

    Village San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco

    Dairy and cattle village in the Altos de Jalisco, settled by families from Extremadura; San Isidro church and a May festival.

    From Tepatitlán: 50 min by car (32 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Mirandillas

    • From Tepatitlán: about 50 min by road (~32 km)
    • Nearest airport: Aguascalientes (AGU), 2 h 1 min by car to Temacapulín
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    Tours from Guadalajara, near Mirandillas

    Full Day Tour to Tequila and Amatitán with Fun and Culture ★ 4.9 (751) 9 h 30 min From US$44
    Luxury Tequila Experience: VIP Tastings & Boutique Distilleries ★ 5.0 (551) 10 h From US$149
    Tour to Lake Chapala, MAGIC TOWN of Ajijic from Guadalajara ★ 4.6 (518) 8 h 30 min From US$44
    Full Day in Tequila with Tasting and party in Cantaritos ★ 4.9 (435) 10–11 h From US$72
    The Fire TOUR - Pyramids, Volcanoes, Agaves & Tequila ★ 4.9 (397) 8–10 h From US$96

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    About Mirandillas

    Mirandillas is a delegación (sub-municipal district) of San Miguel el Alto in the Altos Sur region of Jalisco, sitting at about 1,950 metres. The village itself had 714 residents at the 2020 census, but the delegación covers some 200 km² of farmland and hamlets such as San José del Cuarto, La Mata and La Trinidad. Locals call it Mirandilla, singular; the state government adds the s when naming the whole district.

    The name comes from the village of Mirandilla in the Spanish province of Badajoz, home of its first Spanish settlers. Tradition credits José Dolores de la Barba with founding it in the late 17th century, and it is known as "the navel of the Altos" because families with some of the region's most common surnames, Martín del Campo, Casillas, Franco and Jiménez, trace their roots here. This was cattle-hacienda country, and an old local saying claims its families married their cousins to keep the bloodline unmixed.

    The village grew up around the church of San Isidro Labrador, begun in 1907 and finished around the 1950s, a Latin-cross building with a dome and a pink cantera stone front with twin towers. In 1983 the old comisaría was raised to a municipal delegación. Milk drives the economy today: the community counts itself the national leader in fluid milk production per person and is known across the region for its fresh cheeses.

    How to get to Mirandillas

    Drive from Tepatitlán: 50 min, 32 km

    Mirandillas is about 18 km in a straight line from the municipal seat, San Miguel el Alto, and about 11 km southeast of Valle de Guadalupe. San Miguel el Alto links to Valle de Guadalupe on state highway 311, which crosses the 80D Guadalajara–Lagos de Moreno toll road and ends at federal highway 80; Mirandillas is reached by the road to San Miguel el Alto, which passes San José del Cuarto, 5 km from the village. By bus, Coordinados runs from Module 1 of Guadalajara's Nueva Central Camionera to Valle de Guadalupe (about 1 h 45 min), and San Miguel el Alto has its own bus station. The last stretch to the villages is by hired car, minibus or your own vehicle. Guadalajara to San Miguel el Alto is about 1 h 25 min by car.

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    Before you go to Mirandillas: hours, prices and tips

    Best season
    San Isidro Labrador patron festival 7–15 May; Jesús Resucitado festival on Easter Sunday; Harvest Fair 10–12 October; anniversary of the delegación on 26 October. Wikipedia (es) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Mirandillas: what to see and do

    The parish church of San Isidro Labrador, pink cantera stone with twin towers, begun in 1907.
    The Josefa Hernández main square, with gardens in front of the church.
    The church of Jesús Resucitado, four blocks from the square, with a gabled roof and pink stone figures, first Mass in 2015.
    Old haciendas and mansions such as Hacienda del Burral, the Casona de las Diligencias and the Mirandilla bridge.
    The shrine of the Niño de los Afligidos, a small chapel 4 km from the village.
    Fresh cheeses from this dairy district.

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    Tours & activities

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    Rental cars

    Pick up a car at AGU (Aguascalientes): about 2 h 1 min by road to Temacapulín, then 32 km more to Mirandillas, on your own schedule.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Aguascalientes (AGU), about 2 h 1 min by road from Temacapulín, the base for Mirandillas.

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    When to go to Mirandillas mild

    Mirandillas shares the climate of Temacapulín, 32 km away. The best months to visit are January, March, April, and November.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Temacapulín

    Bell tower of the Basílica de los Remedios behind flowering oleanders, Temacapulín, Jalisco mild
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    Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.

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