Lugares para visitar en Pátzcuaro y sus alrededores

The Lost City, Roots of Tarascan Sovereigns  exhibition opened on April 27 in the Media Luna of the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City , and will remain there until July 29, 2018. The Lost City, Roots of the Tarascan Sovereigns : Exhibition at the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City This is a great opportunity for people interested in Prehispanic culture of Mexico to know more about this pre-Columbian empire that was located in the Center of western Mexico. The Lost City, Roots of the Tarascan Sovereigns : Exhibition at the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City At Hotel Mansion Iturbe in Patzcuaro , we invite you to discover a time of little-known “ Middle Post-Classic history of Michoacán , which was prior to the Tarascan Empire .  After visiting the exhibition, you will appreciate even more your next visit to our region. View of the Lake Region from theArchaeological Zone in Tzintz...

An excellent work concerning the Cultural Heritage of Patzcuaro has recently become available with the support of the Citizen’s Council of Culture of the Municipality of Patzcuaro . The document will assuredly promote interest in learning and appreciating the cultural and intangible heritage that defines our Magical Village. It is important that future generations have a better knowledge of this heritage so that they can assess and be proud of the legacy of our ancestors, to take care of it, and safeguard it for future generations. The compilation was led by experts of our Cultural Heritage : Gloria Blancas Lopez, Laura Delia Cruz Yépez, as well as the Citizen’s Council of the Cultural Heritage of Patzcuaro .  The Cultural Heritange of Pátzcuaro an excellent booklet In her notable speech at the presentation of the booklet of the Cultural Heritage of Patzcuaro , Alma Gloria Chávez Castillo explains the following:   "This booklet is the cataloguing of our heritage...

The founding of Patzcuaro is always of interest to our guests at Hotel Mansion Iturbe .   Patzcuaro is a mere 20 years away from celebrating its 500th anniversary as a City of Michoacan.  480 Anniversary of the founding of Patzcuaro The exact date of the birth of Patzcuaro is not known, but the year is generally accepted as being 1324.   The original settlers were the Chichimecas. At that time, our humble Patzcuaro was Purépecha’s “Door of Heaven,” where the gods ascended to and descended from their Paradise. At that time, Lake Pátzcuaro and the surrounding areas were inhabited by three indigenous groups – Isleños, Coringuaro, and Chichimecas – who were constantly at odds with each other. But they shared one chiefton, Iré-Ticáteme, and they also shared the main god Curicaveri and goddess Cuerápparri. The Purépecha Empire began in Patzcuaro with Tariácuri, the first chiefton to whom they gave the title Calzontzín – a monarch – and Patzcuaro became the fir...

Many of our guests at Hotel Mansion Iturbe ask us about the history of Patzcuaro , and the individuals who have played a part in it.   Few people are aware that Patzcuaro was the birthplace of one of the true heroines of the Independence of Mexico :   Doña Gertrudis Bocanegra de Lazo de la Vega. Doña Gertrudis Bocanegra was born on April 11, 1765.   Her parents were Spanish, Don Pedro Javier Bocanegra and Doña Felicia Mendoza.   She married Pedro Advíncula de la Vega, who was a regiment soldier, and they had four children.   Doña Gertrudis Bocanegra Statue in Pátzcuaro   She was cultured and well-read, and was disposed to support the cause of Independence. She secretly served as a messenger for the insurgents around Patzcuaro and Tacambaro , and managed to create an efficient web of communication – a vital role in the insurgent effort.   She was later installed in Patzcuaro to facilitate the entry of the insurgents into the cit...

The stately Mansión Iturbe has lived and breathed the history of Pátzcuaro.  One chapter of its long and colorful past was a time when Don José María Abarca – who was an integral part of the “Conspiracy of Valladolid” of 1809 – and some of his trusted friends wanted put together a Government Junta, made up entirely of local individuals.  The challenge initially was to create an autonomous government, while somehow maintaining loyalty to King Fernando VII of Spain (1784-1833, son of King Carlos IV).              In the search for this delicate balance, thinkers in and around Morelia (San Nicolás College and the Tridentino Seminary) came up with a premise that greatly influenced the ultimate direction of the Conspiracy of Valladolid:  The responsibility of sovereignty of a nation falls on the shoulders of the people, in the absence of the king’s influence.  As fate would have it, the Spanish king ...