http://ivofestparral.mozello.com/news/ International Voice Festival Parral - News http://ivofestparral.mozello.com/news/params/post/1703686/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 01:30:00 +0000 <p class="moze-justify">This is an exciting time for us as we get ready to welcome the next generation of singers in the historic mining town of Parral. It was around 1640, just&nbsp;few years after the founding of Real de Minas de Parral, that&nbsp;the king of Spain, Felipe IV, declared the town “The World’s Capital of Silver”.&nbsp;<br></p><p class="moze-justify">Located in the southern part of the Chihuahua, Mexico with a population over 101,000, Hidalgo del Parral was named after Miguel Hidalgo who is considered the 'Father of the Country.'&nbsp; According to legend, Juan Rangel de Biezma picked up a rock on the&nbsp;Cerro la Prieta&nbsp;(La Prieta Hill), licked it and proclaimed “There is a mineral deposit here.” That deposit produced silver for 340 years and shaped Parral as a major mining settlement.&nbsp; Influenced by the historic presence of Spaniards, the city is recognized as one of the most European-fashioned cities in Mexico.&nbsp; Associated with several historical figures, Parral is most celebrated for its association with Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, who was assassinated there on July 20, 1923.&nbsp;</p><p class="moze-justify">[source:&nbsp;https://www.santafenm.gov/parral_mexico]</p>