Palace of Huitziméngari in Pátzcuaro
The Palace
of Huitziméngari is
located in the Plaza Vasco de Quiroga,
just down the street from our Hotel Mansión Iturbe.
It’s an historic building that today is the home of an Artisan Center run by the Purepecha community. Indigenous people of the different communities in the region come here to sell their handicrafts.
This casona is probably the oldest civilian construction of Pátzcuaro. It was formerly the home of Don Antonio Huitziméngari de Mendoza, who was Governor of Pátzcuaro, and son of the last Caltzonzin (Emperor of the Purépecha Empire).
Strolling around the Plaza, you will find the Palace of Huitziméngari a couple doors down from the northeast corner. We highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys and appreciates Mexican folk art.
In the Palace of Huitziméngari, you can talk directly with the artisans, who use age-old techniques. In many cases, techniques date from before the arrival of Don Vasco de Quiroga, who helped the indigenous refine their techniques, as well as teach …
It’s an historic building that today is the home of an Artisan Center run by the Purepecha community. Indigenous people of the different communities in the region come here to sell their handicrafts.
This casona is probably the oldest civilian construction of Pátzcuaro. It was formerly the home of Don Antonio Huitziméngari de Mendoza, who was Governor of Pátzcuaro, and son of the last Caltzonzin (Emperor of the Purépecha Empire).
Strolling around the Plaza, you will find the Palace of Huitziméngari a couple doors down from the northeast corner. We highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys and appreciates Mexican folk art.
In the Palace of Huitziméngari, you can talk directly with the artisans, who use age-old techniques. In many cases, techniques date from before the arrival of Don Vasco de Quiroga, who helped the indigenous refine their techniques, as well as teach …