Purepecha
Sign in to saveThe Purépecha ( ) are a group of Indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico, mainly in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Purépecha
- Ethnic group.image
- MuestraIndumentaria 2015 53.JPG
- Ethnic group.caption
- Purépecha children at the 2015 Muestra de Indumentaria Tradicional de Ceremonias y Danzas de Michoacán
- Ethnic group.population
- 544,010 (2022 census)
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Michoacán, smaller communities on Jalisco, Guanajuato and Guerrero
- Ethnic group.rels
- Roman Catholicism, Purépecha religion
- Ethnic group.langs
- Purépecha
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehispanic history
- Spanish era (1525-1821)
- Post-independence history
- Cárdenas era
- Emigration from Michoacán
- Religion
- Culture
- Language
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Purépecha ( ) are a group of Indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico, mainly in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro.
They are also known by the derogatory term "Tarascan", an exonym, applied by outsiders and not one they use for themselves.