BRIEF HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE CANTON SAN MIGUEL DE BOLIVAR
Until 1866, San Miguel was dependent of the Canton - Guaranda. In this year the President García Moreno, divided the Canton Guaranda in two, with that of Chimbo, and San Miguel passed to integrate to this last one.
To Congress of 1853 they elevated the application guided to obtain their Canonization; but that Legislature waste the petition.
Doing without these considerations of political interest, there is a very special reason that justifies the necessity that San Miguel's town is chosen in Canton, this is that San Miguel's town was characterized by the courage of its names, its work spirit and the decision of the town in general that clamored for that its fair aspirations are made reality.
The town without dismaying in their cantonizarse desire, when concluding the year of 1876, when the Dr. Antonio governed Borrero, it designated as Major General of the District of Guayaquil to the General Ignacio of Veintimilla who for make charge of happiness function pass for the parish remaining the necessary time to thank to town having saved him the life in 1859,en the Conservative - Liberal.
Time later Veintimilla you proclaims Dictator of the Republic, to whom the town Sanmigueleño offers its support augmenting the lines of the revolutionaries who advance from Guayaquil toward the serranía to face the enemy, being in the places Galte and The Mills, where they sustained bloody battles that served so that Veintimilla among triumphant to I Remove and assume the Power as Supreme Boss of the Republic.
It is worthy of reminding to the woman Sanmigueleña, since it was her who organized the Hospital of blood to cure the wounded in the battle fields.
The General Veintimilla once fact position of the Supreme Headquarters of the Republic, forgot its commitment with the town, but the perseverance of the Sanmigueleños bore to that December of 1876, 21 meet in Public Assembly naming a Commission formed by the gentlemen gift Juan I Tweet Of Moorish, Manuel Yánez and the parish priest Mr. Antonio Dominguez, for that they travel to the city of Quito and request the Dictator that fulfills its offer. The Commission failed in its made, the despotism and the ingratitude of Veintimilla harm the interests of this rebellious town. To their return the Commission in a great assembly gave to know this resolution who full with indignation, patriotism and faith, they decide self- program the Canonization and to name its authorities, communicating its free determination immediately. When the Illustrious Guayaquileño, Secretary of Government, of that then, gift Pedro Garb, knows it is you heroic fact carried out by the town Sanmigueleño, he exclaimed: "town that so you act , deserves all consideration and support"; what sensitizes the Supreme Boss and it sends the Ordinance of Canonization of San Miguel of Bolívar.

San Miguel of Bolívar "Cradle of the Culture"
San Miguel is Bolívar's second more extensive canton. it is in the center of the county, to 40 kilometers to the south of Guaranda, to short distance of San Lorenzo's parishes and San José of Chimbo.
The canton is one of the most prosperous of the county, with trade, hotels and other comforts. Their urban layout conquers ascents and slopes; it offers houses with colonial charm, in which the architectural styles of the Costa and the Sierra converge. San Miguel has a variety of tourist attractiveness as they are: the grotto of the Virgin of Lourdes that is in San Miguel's road, the Forest Protective Coat Totaras, the Forest the Arrayanes, the "Miraculous Cascade" of Balzapamba and enjoyment of a pleasant bathroom in the crystalline waters of the river Glass. It can also visit the Cavern of the Guards

The Boss Archangel Parties San Miguel
It is realize in the month of September, it is a party that has taken national fame for the quality of shows that you are given in this date.
The sanmigueleños that reside in any part of the country waits anxious this date to return to their homeland...

Events
Activities of the Parties: The festivities for their canonization with proclaim, Civic parades, continued by the famous Carnival where own and strangers enjoy full with a lot of happiness processions, popular dances, will be able to degustar the varied and exquisite gastronomy sanmigueleña.
Eat Typical

The candy of zambo
When the zambo are mature, San Miguel's people separate the pulp of the seeds and cook it with panela and cinnamon. So gets this way an exquisite marmalade, which constitute one of the delicacy of Carnival.