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Indigenous group of Michoacán, Mexico
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.
Purépecha
Name for the Purépecha culture
Tarascan or Tarasca is an exonym and the popular name for the Purépecha culture. It may refer to: the Tarascan State, a Mesoamerican empire until the Spanish
Tarascan
State in central Mexico (c. 1300–1530)
second-largest state in Mesoamerica. The state is also colloquially known as the Tarascan Empire. The kingdom was founded in the early 14th century and lost its
Purépecha_Empire
Gods of an indigenous Mexican group
The culture of the Purépecha people was polytheist. List of some deities: Curicaueri - sun god (victory god) Cuerauáperi - Creation goddess Xarátanga -
Purépecha_deities
Indigenous language spoken in parts of Mexico
Purépecha (autonym: Pʼurhépecha [pʰuˈɽepet͡ʃa] or Phorhé(pecha)), often called Tarascan (Spanish: Tarasco), a term coined by Spanish settlers that can be seen
Purépecha_language
of perhaps 50,000 square miles. Blanford, Adam Jared (2014). Rethinking Tarascan Political and Spatial Organization (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Colorado
List_of_largest_empires
American Mesoamerican archaeologist
archaeology. Gorenstein launched a research program focused on the Tarascan side of the Aztec–Tarascan military frontier. She started by identifying historically
Shirley_Gorenstein
Region in the state of Michocán, Mexico
The Tarascan Plateau (Spanish: Meseta Tarasca), also Purépecha Plateau (Meseta Purépecha), is a plateau and region in the Mexican state of Michoacán, in
Tarascan_Plateau
City-states in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
network which predated and outlasted larger empires, such as the Aztec and Tarascan state. Established altepeme were characterized by a central temple dedicated
Altepetl
The Americas prior to European influence
the Aztecs by the Tarascans cannot be understated. Nearly every war they fought in resulted in a Tarascan victory. Because the Tarascan Empire had little
Pre-Columbian_era
Town in Michoacán, Mexico
shore of Lake Pátzcuaro. It is best known as the former capital of the Tarascan state until it was conquered by the Spanish in the 1520s. Today, Tzintzuntzan
Tzintzuntzan,_Michoacán
Place in Michoacán, Mexico
between the cities of Morelia and Guadalajara. The city is located on the Tarascan Plateau in the northwestern part of the state, at an elevation of 1,567
Zamora,_Michoacán
Ethnic group of central Mexico and its civilization
against the powerful Tarascan state in Michoacan, against which Axayacatl turned next. In the major campaign against the Tarascans (Nahuatl languages:
Aztecs
Online bibliographic database of languages
Oceania 2 South-Eastern Tasmanian Australia 2 Southern Daly Australia 2 Tarascan North America 2 Taulil-Butam Oceania 2 Teberan Oceania 2 Temeinic Africa
Glottolog
Species of snake
Geophis tarascae, also known as the Tarascan earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico. Ponce-Campos, P. & García Aguayo, A
Geophis_tarascae
Weapon used by pre-columbian mesoamericans
civilizations, including the Aztec (Mexicas), Olmec, Maya, Mixtec, Toltec, and Tarascans. At least two examples of this weapon, allegedly three, survived the conquest
Macuahuitl
Mexican author (1906–2002)
work revolved around his native state of Michoacán, and in particular the Tarascan or Purépecha culture. José Corona Núñez was born in Cuitzeo del Porvenir
José_Corona_Nuñez
Distilled alcoholic beverage from Mexico
usually named after the indigenous peoples that use them, including the "Tarascan still" (or "Tarasco still"), "Zapoteco still", "Nahua still", "Bolaños
Mezcal
J. Benedict. The Conquest of Michoacán: The Spanish Domination of the Tarascan Kingdom in Western Mexico, 1521–1530. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press|1985
Spanish colonization of the Americas
Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas
Language that has no demonstrable genetic relationship with other languages
Mexico Spoken in the north of Michoacán state. Language of the ancient Tarascan kingdom. Sometimes regarded as two languages. Salinan Extinct United States
Language_isolate
Town in Michoacán, Mexico
the municipality of Purépero. Purépero is located in the middle of the Tarascan Plateau. Purépero is 113 km from the state capital of Morelia and is bordered
Purépero_de_Echaíz
16th-century monarch of the Purépecha Empire; executed by Spanish conquistadors
In Helen Perlstein Pollard (ed.). Taríacuri's Legacy: The Prehispanic Tarascan State. The Civilization of the American Indian series, vol. 209. Norman:
Tangaxuan_II
Traditional religion of the Purépecha
Tarascan incense burner showing a deity with a "Tlaloc" headdress, 1350-1521 CE
Purépecha_religion
Bocanegra (along with a contingent of warriors from the newly conquered Tarascan Empire) arrived in the region seeking to make an alliance with Conín. Conín
Conín
Fourteenth-century Purépecha ruler
Pollard, Helen Perlstein (2016). "Ruling 'Purépecha Chichimeca' in a Tarascan World". In Kurnick, Sarah; Baron, Joanne (eds.). Political Strategies in
Tariácuri
Historic site in Mexico
name given to a major urban settlement of the Purépecha civilization, (Tarascan) now in ruins hidden under vegetation, in the Lake Pátzcuaro Basin of Michoacán
Angamuco
Percussion instrument from Mexico
instrument originated from Mesoamerica and was often used by the Aztecs and Tarascan. The huehuetl were used during festivals such as warrior gatherings. The
Huehuetl
Species of damselfly
Argia tarascana, the Tarascan dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America and North America
Argia_tarascana
and communal objects. The civilizations of Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Tarascan, Mixtec, and Aztec each contributed distinctive sculptural styles and motifs
Sculpture_in_Mexico
Archaeological site in Michoacán, Mexico
Matlatzincas or Pirindas, and Tecos. In the region, in addition to the Tarascan or Purépecha language, Coacomeca, Xilotlazinca Colimote dialects, Pirinda
Ihuatzio (archaeological site)
Ihuatzio_(archaeological_site)
African conquistador in the service of Spain
Warren, Benedict, The Conquest of Michoacán: The Spanish Domination of the Tarascan Kingdom in Western Mexico, 1521–1530 (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press
Juan_Garrido
Topics referred to by the same term
religion, the traditional religion of the Purépecha Purépecha Empire, or the Tarascan state, an indigenous civilization in Mexico centered on the Purépecha This
Purépecha_(disambiguation)
the seat of the Tarascan state some 250 kilometres (160 mi) to the east, and was one of the first to incorrectly use the term "Tarascan" (Purépecha) to
Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition
Western_Mexico_shaft_tomb_tradition
Tlahtoāni of the Aztec Empire until 1520
territories in the region were also conquered. He also went to war against the Tarascan Empire for the first time since Axayácatl was defeated in his disastrous
Moctezuma_II
Extinct language of Mexico
Donald D. “An Historical Sketch of Geography and Anthropology in the Tarascan Region: Part I.” New Mexico Anthropologist, vol. 6/7, no. 2, 1943, p. 50
Chontal_language_(Guerrero)
Roman Catholic title of the Virgin Mary in Jalisco, Mexico
somewhat aquiline. About 20 inches (50 cm) tall, the statue was made by the Tarascan State of southern Mexico using an indigenous technique called titzingueni
Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos
Our_Lady_of_San_Juan_de_los_Lagos
State with sovereignty based on land or territory
pottery. The Tarascan state (1300 to 1530 AD) was contemporary with and an enemy of the Aztec Empire against which it fought many wars. The Tarascan empire
Territorial_state
Sixth Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
defeated by the Tarascans of Michoacán in 1476. Despite some subsequent minor triumphs, Axayacatl's defeat at the hands of the Tarascans irreversibly marred
Axayacatl
Language family spoken in Mesoamerica
Bartolome Tzotzil are inaccurate Suárez (1983, p. 65) writes: "Neither Tarascan nor Mayan have words as complex as those found in Nahuatl, Totonac or Mixe–Zoque
Mayan_languages
Pre-Columbian cultural area in the Americas
Guerrero. The Tarascans (also known as the Purépecha) were located in Michoacán and Guerrero. With their capital at Tzintzuntzan, the Tarascan state was one
Mesoamerica
Prominent architectural features of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations
sites that can be found amongst Mesoamerican civilizations. La Venta The Tarascan state was a pre-columbian culture located in the modern day Mexican state
Mesoamerican_pyramids
State of Mexico
original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2010. Cartwright, Mark. "Tarascan Civilization". World History Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on
Michoacán
Vengeful ghost in Latin American folklore
symbolism, and the Nahuas place it to the east, beyond the sea. For the Tarascans, in that direction lay the road to the underworld. From the east, too
La_Llorona
Cazonci of the Irechikwa Ts'intsuntsani
Roth-Seneff, Andrew (2015). From Tribute to Communal Sovereignty : the Tarascan and Caxcan Territories in Transition. Robert V. Kemper, Julie Adkins (2nd ed
Hiripan
into Mesoamerica there since no known source could be identified. In the Tarascan Empire, copper and bronze was used for chisels, punches, awls, tweezers
Metallurgy in pre-Columbian America
Metallurgy_in_pre-Columbian_America
16th-century Spanish invasion of Mesoamerica
exchanged. They returned with samples of gold and Cortés' interest in the Tarascan state was awakened. In 1522 a Spanish force under the leadership of Cristobal
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
Spanish_conquest_of_the_Aztec_Empire
Motor vehicle
3.5 liter petrol V6 Hyundai Sigma engine. The car's name derives from Tarascan, a Mesoamerican empire state located in west central Mexico. The Terracan
Hyundai_Terracan
American linguist and anthropologist (1927–2016)
the region. His works The Tarascan Suffixes of Locative Space: Meaning and Morphotactics (1971) and A Phonology of Tarascan (1973) were among the most
Paul_Friedrich_(linguist)
Tabasco Pipil people, c. 1200-1528 AD, El Salvador Purépecha Empire or Tarascan state, 1300–1530 AD, Michoacán Teotihuacán, 200 BC–800 AD, near Mexico
List of pre-Columbian cultures
List_of_pre-Columbian_cultures
Species of lizard
Lepidophyma tarascae, the Tarascan tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is
Lepidophyma_tarascae
Zamora, along Mexican Federal Highway 15D. The town is located on the Tarascan Plateau in the northwestern part of the state, at an approximate elevation
El_Colecio
Live Science. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Maldonado, Blanco D. (2003). "Tarascan Copper Metallurgy at the Site of Itziparátzico, Michoacán, México" (PDF)
History_of_architecture
Prehistoric period in the Americas
from about 900 to 1519 AD, and includes the following cultures: Aztec, Tarascans, Mixtec, Totonac, Pipil, Itzá, Kowoj, K'iche', Kaqchikel, Poqomam, Mam
Post-Classic_stage
Pre-Columbian Purépecha archaeological site in Mexico
Retrieved 2023-08-17. Adkins, Julie. "Mesoamerican Anomaly? The Pre-Conquest Tarascan State". Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University. Archived from the original
Tzintzuntzan (Mesoamerican site)
Tzintzuntzan_(Mesoamerican_site)
Forest, Marion; Torvinen, Andrea (2019). "A Typology of Ancient Purépecha (Tarascan) Architecture from Angamuco, Michoacán, Mexico". Latin American Antiquity
List_of_empires
Low-relief volcanic crater
Hunt's Hole), and Zuñi Salt Lake in New Mexico. In Central Mexico, the Tarascan volcanic field contains several maars in the states of Michoacán and Guanajuato
Maar
Fountain and sculpture in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
it is now believed to represent three Purépecha (externally known as "Tarascan") princesses named Atzimba, Eréndira and Tzetzangari. Like the original
Fuente_de_las_Tarascas
Items of personal adornment
Andean cultures. As a result, western Mesoamerican cultures, such as the Tarascans and Mixtecs, had more complex use of the technology. With the Moche culture
Jewellery
Warfare of the Mesoamerican civilization
Matlatzinca, Mazahua and Otomies and to always have troops close to the enemy Tarascan state the borders with which were also guarded and at least partly fortified
Aztec_warfare
Region in Central Mexico
Querétaro. Guanajuato, Guanajuato. Plaza del Carmen, San Luis Potosí. Tarascan soup. Enchiladas mineras (miner's enchiladas). Mariachi band. Parish of
Bajío
Sultanate of Bacan (1557–1583; 1609–1667) Stalemate Spanish conquest of the Tarascan empire (1522–1530) Location: Mesoamerica (ModernMexico) Spain New Spain
List_of_wars_involving_Spain
chronology the settlement of Cutzamala served as a garrison outpost of the Tarascan state, and according to ethnohistorical sources such as the Relaciones
Cutzamala_(Mesoamerican_site)
Extinct Indigenous people of Mexico
Donald D. “An Historical Sketch of Geography and Anthropology in the Tarascan Region: Part I.” New Mexico Anthropologist, vol. 6/7, no. 2, 1943, p. 50
Tepuztec_people
Municipality and town in Jalisco, Mexico
frogs or toads". The foundation of the town is awarded to the Purépechas (Tarascans) who repeatedly ventured through these valleys after the Saltpeter War
Cuquío
Island in Michoacán, Mexico
2018. Janitzio, a small picturesque island on Lake Pátzcuaro, where the Tarascan inhabitants had become famous for essentially the same practices as were
Janitzio
Mesoamerican blunt weapon
cuauhololli) was a kind of blunt weapon used by the Aztecs, Huastecs, and Tarascans. It is a mace-like club consisting of a 50 cm (20 in) to 70 cm (28 in)
Quauholōlli
Mexican princess
c. 1503–1529. Eréndira was 16–17 when the Spanish came to Mexico. The Tarascan state's cazonci (monarch), Tangaxuan II, had given up his kingdom and people
Princess_Eréndira
(Kitse Cha'tño): Oaxaca, Mexico Zapotec (Be'ena'a/Didxažon): Oaxaca, Mexico Tarascan (P'urhépecha): Michoacán, Mexico Tequistlatecan/Chontal de Oaxaca: Oaxaca
List_of_Indigenous_peoples
Municipality in Michoacán, Mexico
48 km north of the state capital of Morelia. The area was part of the Tarascan state during the pre Hispanic period, then came under the control of the
Huandacareo,_Michoacán
Coosan (2) Haida (2) Jicaquean (2) Keresan (2) Lencan (2) Palaihnihan (2) Tarascan (2) Wintuan (2) Yuki-Wappo (2) Isolates (31) Adai Alsea-Yaquina Atakapa
Classification of the Indigenous languages of the Americas
Classification_of_the_Indigenous_languages_of_the_Americas
River in Mexico
Balsas river valley and the Lerma-Santiago River fell under control of the Tarascan-Purépecha Empire. According to the 1980 Census, 47,000 people lived along
Balsas_River
Genus of lizards
tropical night lizard Lepidophyma tarascae Bezy, Webb & Álvarez, 1982 – Tarascan tropical night lizard Lepidophyma tuxtlae Werler & Shannon, 1957 – Tuxtla
Lepidophyma
Tenochtitlan (1521) Battle of Colhuacatonco (1521) Spanish conquest of the Tarascan empire (1522–1530) Expedition of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1535–1554)
List_of_conflicts_in_Mexico
Municipality in Michoacán, Mexico
the wars before the Spaniards arrived, this place was conquered by the Tarascan state, by the successors of Tariacuri: Hiquingare, Tangaxuan and Hirepan
La_Huacana_Municipality
Traditional Mexican folk hat
Spanish-colonial modification of the straw hats worn by the Tlaxcaltec, Tarascan, and Otomi peoples. A short article published in 1900 in the newspaper
Sombrero
Divides the history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica into several periods
(Zapotec), and the northwest (ruled at that time by their rivals, the Tarascans). The provinces controlled by the Triple Alliance were forced to pay a
Mesoamerican_chronology
Mexican song form
of the P’urhépecha", UNESCO.org. Chamorro, Arturo (1998). "Purépecha (Tarascan)", The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Southeast Asia, p.579. Taylor
Pirekua
same name, Tzintzuntzan was the ceremonial center of the pre-Columbian Tarascan state capital. Its ruins are situated on a large artificial platform excavated
Architecture_of_Mexico
American activist
spent most of her childhood in Coahuila, Mexico. Her father came from a Tarascan indigenous village in Michoacán but began working as a migrant laborer
Rosalinda_Guillen
Ruler of the Purépecha Empire from 1454 to 1479
2000.0372. Pollard, Helen (1993). Tariacuri's Legacy: The Prehispanic Tarascan State. University of Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma. p. 169. ISBN 0806124970
Tzitzipandáquare
Lake in Mexico
people. Purépecha leaders established the basin as the heartland of the Tarascan state, which rivaled the Aztec Empire before the Spanish conquest. The
Lake_Pátzcuaro
Tz'utujil Mazatec Mixe Mixtec Olmec Otomi Pipil Purépecha, also known as Tarascan Tacuate Tlapanec Trique Xinca Zapotec Zoque Toltec (900–1168 CE), Tula
Classification of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Classification_of_the_Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
Capital: Pakuan Pajajaran Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden Capital: Stockholm Tarascan state Capital: Tzintzuntzan (Mesoamerican site) Ternate – Sultanate of
List of sovereign states in 1500
List_of_sovereign_states_in_1500
American journalist and writer
of Saint Rose (1937) Hoofways into Hot Country (1939) True Stories from Tarascan Places (1941) Enjoying Uruapan: A Book for Travelers in Michoacán (1945)
Marian_Storm
of conquests in the region of the Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Purépecha (or Tarascans), which were not as extensive as the Aztec empire, but followed the same
Military_history_of_Mexico
American archaeologist
extensive research on the Tarascan Empire in Michoacan, Mexico. Fisher led a project to map the major Purépecha (Tarascan) city of Angamuco in Mexico
Christopher_T._Fisher
Tepehuánes Yaquis Zacateco Mesoamerica: Aztec Huastec Mixtec Maya Olmec Pipil Tarascan Teotihuacán Toltec Totonac Zapotec South America: Arawak Chavín Chibcha
History_of_Latin_America
Confederate States (1861–1865) Various Native Mexicans Aztec Empire Maya people Tarascans Chichimecans Puebloans Comanches Apaches Yaquis Victory Rebellion of Felipe
List_of_wars_involving_Mexico
Irecha of the Irechikwa Patskwarhuri
result of this. Pollard, Helen (1993). Tariacuri's Legacy: The Prehispanic Tarascan State. University of Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma. ISBN 0806124970
Hiquingaje
against Cosamaloapan, Ahuilizapan, and Cuetlachtlan 1455 - 1516 Aztec-Tarascan Border Conflict 1473 Axayacatl subjugated Tlatelolco 1481–1486 Tizoc, the
List of conflicts in the Americas
List_of_conflicts_in_the_Americas
Aztec featherwork headdress
Feest, Christian F. (1990). Vienna's Mexican Treasures: Aztec, Mixtec and Tarascan Works from 16th-century Austrian Collections. Vienna: Museum für Völkerunde
Moctezuma's_headdress
American linguist
renamed the George and Mary Foster Anthropology Library in their honor. The Tarascan language, 1965 Symbol as sense : new approaches to the analysis of meaning
Mary_LeCron_Foster
Native American museum and research facility in Dragoon, Cochise County, Arizona
The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery doors are church doors from a chapel in Michoacán, Mexico. A.D 1665. Carved by Tarascan wood carvers.
Amerind_Foundation
Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator
received peaceably in Tzintzuntzan by Tangáxuan II, the cazonci of the Tarascan state, which largely coincides with the modern state of Michoacán. Tangáxuan
Nuño_de_Guzmán
Genus of snakes
Geophis talamancae Lips & Savage, 1994 Geophis tarascae Hartweg, 1959 – Tarascan earth snake Geophis tectus Savage & J.I. Watling, 2008 Geophis turbidus
Geophis
Ethnic group
century, evangelized the region and became known for his love of the native Tarascans. In 1841 while studying the plants of southern Mexico, Danish scientist
Scandinavian_Mexicans
Topics referred to by the same term
a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mexico, former capital of the Tarascan state Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán, modern-day municipality and principal township
Tzintzuntzan
City in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
mines of Hidalgo del Parral that attracted large numbers of Aztec and Tarascan workers from the Southern mining company, Axace and Xixime workers from
Parral,_Chihuahua
resources, especially in the coastal plain of Sinaloa, the Bajío, and the Tarascan Plateau. The climate varies from cold in the mountains, in the east of
Geography_of_Mesoamerica
American sculptor and painter (1937–2009)
born in 1937 in St. Paul, Minnesota in a CB&Q boxcar. His parents were Tarascan indigenous people from Michoacan, Mexico who came to the United States
Rubén_Trejo
TARASCAN
TARASCAN
TARASCAN
TARASCAN
Boy/Male
Czechoslovakian
Camp glory.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Chitralekha | சிதà¯à®°à®²à¯‡à®•ா
As beautiful as a picture
Biblical
prepared; arrayed
Girl/Female
Hindu
Muscara Surma, Eyeliner
Boy/Male
Indian
I am Shiva
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Iron.
Boy/Male
Hindu
King
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Part of Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Just; Impartial; Allah's Attribute
Male
Egyptian
, a priest and spondist of Amen Ra.
TARASCAN
TARASCAN
TARASCAN
TARASCAN
TARASCAN