Lugares para visitar en Pátzcuaro y sus alrededores

For us in Michoacán , the mere name “Don Vasco de Quiroga” has a great impact.  He was a Spaniard who arrived here in 1533 – almost 500 years ago.  He came to New Spain as a judge of the Second Audience to gather information about the conditions that prevailed at the time, investigate the excesses of the First Audience – especially those of one Nuño de Guzmán – and examine the conditions of the lives of the indigenous people. Don Vasco de Quiroga: Statue in his honor in Pátzcuaro at Vasco de Quiroga Square Come to Pátzcuaro and the surrounding areas and discover a place where you will experience a living culture.  Enjoy our cultural and sustainable tourism in a different way.  Take in our culture and natural wealth, witnessing the developing of the communities of our region. Discover the legacy of Tata Vasco and follow La Ruta de Don Vasco , whereby you will be able to understand the great dimension of his work in Michoacán during the tim e of evan...

The work of Don Vasco de Quiroga five centuries ago still amazes visitors to Pátzcuaro .  He was the great benefactor of the Purépecha indigenous people. A renaissance man with innovative ideas, he delivered justice to indigenous peoples who had suffered abysmal abuses and humiliations.  He implemented a community development program, leaving a great cultural legacy, which can be traced by following “The Route of Don Vasco.” Don Vasco de Quiroga Square in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán Pátzcuaro is one of the primary stops on Don Vasco's Route . The main square that bears his name is considered to be one of the most beautiful in Latin America; at the center of the square you will find a statue in his honor, which is located opposite our Hotel Mansion Iturbe. You can use Pátzcuaro as the point of departure along the route, along which you can learn about the great work undertaken by this great humanist. You will be surprised by the different cultural manifest...

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...

At the most recent International Tourism Fair in  Madrid (FITUR 2011) , the “Route of Don Vasco” was hailed as “the best cultural tourism product.” We invite you to explore that very Route of Don Vasco, beginning in Pátzcuaro – the heart of the Route.   Stay at Hotel Mansión Iturbe, located on the plaza that bears Don Vasco’s name – one of the most illustrious in all of México.             Following the Route will be a unique experience for you: you will walk in the same steps that Don Vasco de Quiroga took, and you will sense the presence of a great visionary, leader, and humanitarian – a great man who began his work almost 500 years ago, and the fruits of whose labor live on and on.             Don Vasco de Quiroga is one of the most beloved personages in all of Michoacán.   He was a great benefactor of the indigenous (Purépecha) and is still...