Pátzcuaro
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Pátzcuaro () is a city and municipality located in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The town was founded sometime in the 1320s, at first becoming the capital of the Purépecha Empire and later its ceremonial center. After the Spanish took over, Vasco de Quiroga worked to make Pátzcuaro the capital of the New Spain province of Michoacán, but after his death, the capital would be moved to nearby Valladolid (today Morelia). Pátzcuaro has retained its colonial and indigenous character since then, and it has been named one of the 111 "Pueblos Mágicos" by the government of Mexico. Pátzcuaro, and the l
Key facts
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- Pátzcuaro
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- Town and Municipality
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- Municipality
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- View of Pátzcuaro
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- Mexico Michoacán#Mexico
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- above
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- 300
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- Location in Michoacán
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- Country
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- State
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- Michoacán
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- Municipal President
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- Julio Arreola Vázquez
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- Founded
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- 1320?
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- Municipal Status
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- 1839
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Pátzcuaro
- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Michoacán
- Official language
- Spanish
- Population
- 55298
- Area
- 435.96
- Elevation
- 2140
- Capital of
- Pátzcuaro Municipality
- Official website
- www.patzcuaro.gob.mx
- Image
- Plaza Vasco de Quiroga.JPG
- Dialing code
- 434
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- Pátzcuaro
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- Pátzcuaro
- inception
- 1540-00-00
- postal code
- 61600
- twinned administrative body
- Naperville
- native label
- Pátzcuaro
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- heritage designation
- Pueblos mágicos
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Town
- Lake Pátzcuaro
- Day of the Dead
- Municipality
- Notable people
- See also
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Pátzcuaro () is a city and municipality located in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The town was founded sometime in the 1320s, at first becoming the capital of the Purépecha Empire and later its ceremonial center. After the Spanish took over, Vasco de Quiroga worked to make Pátzcuaro the capital of the New Spain province of Michoacán, but after his death, the capital would be moved to nearby Valladolid (today Morelia). Pátzcuaro has retained its colonial and indigenous character since then, and it has been named one of the 111 "Pueblos Mágicos" by the government of Mexico. Pátzcuaro, and the lake region to which it belongs, is well known as a site for Day of the Dead celebrations.
There are several possibilities as to the meaning of "Pátzcuaro." The first is "phascuaro," which means "place dyed in black;" or "patatzecuaro," which means "place of foundations." Another possible meaning is "petatzimícuaro," "place of bullrushes." Other possible meanings are: "place of weasel," "happy place;" and "seat of temples." Pátzcuaro received its coat of arms in 1553 from Charles V of Spain.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pátzcuaro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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