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The Purépecha language is spoken by nearly 200,000 people in Michoacán. Since Mexico's 2000 indigenous language law, indigenous languages like Purépecha were granted official status equal with Spanish in the areas in which they are spoken. Recently, educational instruction in Purépecha has been introduced in the local school systems.
Spanish-Tlaxcalan conquest of Michoacan under conquistador Nuño de Guzmán. The main pre-Hispanic civilization of the state is that of the Purépecha, which was centered in the Lake Pátzcuaro area. [14] Before the 13th century, both Nahua and Purépecha peoples were here, sustaining themselves by agriculture and fishing.
The empire included different groups, primarily Purépecha people and additionally Matlazincas and Mazahuas in the east, Chichimecs such as Otomíes and Tecuexes in the Bajio, Cocas around Lake Chapala, Chontales de Guerrero/Tuxtecos around the Balsas River valley, Chumbios around Zacatula, and Nahuas both on the Pacific coast and in the heartland.
Purépecha people (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Indigenous peoples in Michoacán" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Guided by their ancestral lunar calendar, members of Mexico’s Purepecha Indigenous group celebrated their own New Year’s Eve — a little differently than the West’s traditional New Year.
A painting representing Oaxaca Amerindians by Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez. Indigenous peoples of Mexico (Spanish: gente indígena de México, pueblos indígenas de México), Native Mexicans (Spanish: nativos mexicanos) or Mexican Native Americans (Spanish: pueblos originarios de México, lit.
Indigenous peoples in Michoacán (4 C, 2 P) R. Religion in Michoacán (1 C, 5 P) S. Symbols of Michoacán (3 P) This page was last edited on 4 November 2024, at ...
The Mazahuas are an Indigenous people of Mexico, primarily inhabiting the northwestern portion of the State of Mexico and small parts of Michoacán and Querétaro.The largest concentration of Mazahua is found in the municipalities of San Felipe del Progreso and San José del Rincón of the State of Mexico.