San Miguel Day, September 29, 2009

Brenda Rees · 09-19-2009, 04:09 PM

Lets celebrate San Miguel Day on Tuesday, September 29!!

We don't have a parade like this planned, but some of us will wear our San Miguel shoes. Picture: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

There are many current and historical connections between SoWal, San Miguel Day and San Miguel de Allende. Read more about this on my blog.

My original research indicates that around this date in 1528, Narvaez and Cabeza de Vaca were sailing by the shores of South Walton, Florida. This would make them some of the areas earliest European visitors.

Tuesday, September 29 is the regular Martini Night at Café Thirty-A located in the heart of 30-A. I’ll be there with fellow local history enthusiast Maunsel White, and many of his Seagrove Beach relatives and our friends, to remember our areas early Spanish Explorers and today’s SoWal San Miguel Travelers. Perhaps we can invent the “San Miguel Martini!” Join us about 5:30 p.m. for a toast. Other treats may be presented.

There are a number of SoWal establishments with wonderful Spanish and Mexican dishes and drinks. This would be a good day to visit them.

jdarg · 09-19-2009, 04:19 PM

You are so fun!

kurt · 09-20-2009, 09:20 AM

Thanks Brenda!

Tootsie · 09-21-2009, 05:09 PM

San Miguel Day in SoWal on Sept 29. why not? sounds like an outstanding plan! we need our own official holiday!

Brenda Rees · 09-28-2009, 08:11 AM

San Miguel Day is almost here. Narvaez should have launched his makeshift boats and be staging the start of his trip back to Mexico. The winds are up in SoWal. Today they are from the west, tomorrow they'll probably be strong from the north. Those who sail would have to say how this would have affected Narvaez and his fellow explorers as they sailed past SoWal in 1528. Tomorrow, September 29, is a San Miguel Day. Hope you have special plans to eat out at any number of Spanish and Mexican food influenced establishments. We'll be at Cafe 30A for Tuesday's regular "Martini Night" around 5:30 p.m.

Tootsie · 09-28-2009, 09:59 AM

DL - I'll put it on the SoWal calendar!

San Miguel Day - Sept 29. will seek mexican/spanish food and go to the beach and imagine San Miguel sailing by in 1528. Cafe 30A sounds good too!

Angelrlc · 09-28-2009, 08:25 PM

What a wonderful idea! Will be there to celebrate!

Brenda Rees · 09-28-2009, 08:26 PM

I hope some special SoWaller is back from Italy and will be recovered enough from jet lag to attend. Also heard while out and about tonight at the Santa Rosa Beach Club that a certain San Miguel/SoWal homeowner is in SoWal this week. Hope they can stop by, too.

DD · 09-28-2009, 08:29 PM

Man..........I wish I could be there!!

Hope all you San Miguelers have funn!

Mermaid · 09-28-2009, 09:47 PM

I love this! The 29th is my birthday and although I always knew it was the feast day of St. Michael the Archangel, I didn't know that anyone but the English really celebrated it. (It's Michaelmas there and they eat goose for dinner traditionally.) I think I will ditch the poultry from now on for my birthday dinner and do Mexican!!!

DD · 09-28-2009, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mermaid

I love this! The 29th is my birthday and although I always knew it was the feast day of St. Michael the Archangel, I didn't know that anyone but the English really celebrated it. (It's Michaelmas there and they eat goose for dinner traditionally.) I think I will ditch the poultry from now on for my birthday dinner and do Mexican!!!

Ole'!!!

¡La Sirena feliz de Cumpleaños!!

Brenda Rees · 09-29-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DD

Ole'!!!

¡La Sirena feliz de Cumpleaños!!

Happy Birthday, Mermy. I'm not sure what DD said, but I'm sure it was a good thing. I will wander over to the SoWal forum to see your birthday wishes after my walk this beautiful San Miguel Day morning along the beaches in South Walton. There's a great recipe for "cocido" in the new "Historic Pensacola" book, by Clune (who owns a beach home in SoWal btw) and Stringfield. "Historic Pensacola" was published this year to commemorate Pensacola's 450th. List price $27, but I've seen it for $17 on Amazon.

From "Historic Pensacola"

The recipe in the book ... "is similar to the stews of Castile, which was the home of many early explorers and soldiers who ventured to the New World and incorporates New World cultigens -- tomatoes."

"Traditionally, a cocido is served as three separate courses: first, the broth, followed by the vegetables and legumes; and last, the meat." ... for simpler service "eat as a 'one dish meal.'"

Happy birthday wishes also to my cousin, brother and niece.

Tootsie · 09-29-2009, 09:27 AM

oh happy San Miguel Day in SoWal!

b2y_ni · 09-29-2009, 06:42 PM

Hello guys, i was away from this site for a while. had a week vacation in Charlotte, NC with my family.

well, just to share an info that i know about San Miguel....as a catholic, we celebrate the feast of St. Michael the Archangel today and every 9/29 of the year. i also graduated from St. Michael d' Archangel High School and we also celebrate this feast every 9/29.