Uruapan del Progreso
Sign in to saveUruapan del Progreso, simply known as Uruapan (), is the second largest city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located at the western edge of the Purépecha highlands, just to the east of the Tierra Caliente region. Since the colonial period, it has been an important city economically due to its location. The city was conquered by the Spanish in 1522, when the last Purépecha ruler fled the Pátzcuaro area to here. The modern city was laid out in 1534 by Friar Juan de San Miguel. It played an important role in the War of Independence, and was the capital of Michoacán during the French Inte
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Uruapan, Michoacán
- Settlement.official_name
- Uruapan del Progreso
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Uruapan-plaza.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Uruapan Plaza
- Settlement.image_seal
- Uruapan.jpg
- Settlement.nickname
- Capital mundial del aguacate. (World capital of the avocado)
- Settlement.motto
- Salvaguarda del espíritu, la tradición y la mexicanidad. (Safeguard of the spirit, tradition, and Mexican nationalism)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mexico Michoacán#Mexico
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Uruapan in Mexico
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Michoacán
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1533
- Settlement.founder
- Fray Juan de San Miguel
- Settlement.leader_party
- Independent
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- The city
- The municipality
- Socioeconomics
- Geography
- Climate
- Flora and fauna
- Hydrography
- History
- Designation
- Pre-Hispanic history
- Colonial era
- 19th century
- 20th and 21st centuries
- Transportation
- References
- External links
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Category:1534 establishments in the Spanish Empire Category:Municipalities of Michoacán Category:Populated places established in 1534 Category:Municipality seats in Michoacán