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Morelia
Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid; Otomi: ) is the capital and most populous city of the Mexican state of Michoacán. Situated in the Guayangareo Valley in the north-central part of the state, it is the municipal seat of the municipality of Morelia. The main pre-Hispanic cultures here were the Purépecha and the Matlatzinca, but no major cities were founded in the valley during this time. The Spanish took control of the area in the 1520s. The Spanish under Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza founded a settlement here in 1541 with the name of Valladolid, which became rival to the nearby cit
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Morelia is the capital and largest city of Mexico's Michoacán state, located in the Guayangareo Valley and originally founded by the Spanish in 1541 as Valladolid before being renamed in 1828. The city matters as an important regional center with a history shaped by both indigenous Purépecha and Matlatzinca cultures and Spanish colonial settlement dating back nearly 500 years.
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Key facts
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- Morelia
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- City
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- Flag of Morelia, Michoacán.svg
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- 100px
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- 100px
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- Mexico Michoacán#Mexico
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- State
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- Michoacán
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- Municipality
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- Morelia
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