The Pippira Hills overlooking the entire city is named in honor of El Pippira. On September 28, 1810, a Guanajuato miner named Pippila, with his back slabs against the Spanish garrison, heroically rushed to the enemy's barn and lit the gates, a feat that led to the first victory of Mexico's war of independence. Under the monument is the motto that inspired the revolutionaries: “There are still many barns to be lit by our generation.”