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The Purépecha (Western Highland Purepecha: P'urhepecha [pʰuˈɽepet͡ʃa]) 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 ...
In order to capture the Eréndira's father, Tangaxuan, Cristobal de Olid gathered together the Purépecha warriors and lead them into battle, betraying their own people. Leading them was Nanuma, who was promised a Purépecha woman if he cooperated, and he had Eréndira on his mind.
She stands above a blue box (same color as her robe) that has copper stars all over it. The stance of this statue shows power and strength to Hispanic women. La libertad Purepecha is a statue that represents the P'urhepeha indigenous woman, but in the style and structure of the Statue of Liberty. She wears a copper necklace, holds an axe in her ...
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.
Woman painting pot at the Palm Sunday Handcraft Market in Uruapan. Michoacán is one of Mexico's major handcraft producers, with over thirty types including pottery, metal work, textiles, lacquer and wood working. [2] [6] The state has abundant natural resources as well as cultural and artistic traditions, a tendency to conserve traditions. [6]
Elisa Marina Alvarado is an American director, actress, educator, social worker, practitioner of traditional Mexican medicine, and dancer. [1] Born in San Jose, California, Elisa Alvarado is a director and community organizer of Purépecha and Cuban descent. [1]
Pirekua is a song form of the Purépecha (Michoacán, Mexico). The singer of a pirekua, a pirériecha, may be male or female, solo or accompanied, and pirekua may be performed instrumentally.
The fountain had three colorful concrete statues that depicted three bare-chested, kneeling women holding a basket of fruits. The sculpture was replaced in 1965 by another work. In 1984, a similar work, but sculpted in bronze by José Luis Padilla Retana , was installed where the original sculpture used to be placed.