User:Gwainecarther/Purépecha
After hearing of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and having the native population much diminished by an epidemic of smallpox, the cazonci Tangaxuan II pledged his allegiance as a vassal of the King of Spain without a fight in 1525. It is believed that the Spanish conquistador Cristóbal de Olid, upon arriving in the Tarascan State, now in present-day Michoacán, explored some parts of Guanajuato in the early 1520s. A legend relates of a 16- or 17-year-old Purépecha, Princess Eréndira, who led her people into a fierce war against the Spanish. Using stolen Spanish horses, her people learned to ride into battle. In 1529 to 1530, the Spanish forces entered Michoacán and some parts of Guanajuato with an army of 500 Spanish soldiers and more than 10,000 Native warriors.
The Purépecha are mainly fishers because they mainly liked around the Patzcuaro lakes. They are also known for their skill in weaving and pottery. Many live in wooden cabins within compounds surrounded by dry-stone walls. However, many of these structures are being replaced with homes made out of brick and concrete. Temples created by Purépecha didn't look like their Mesoamerica counterparts.[1] One distinctive practice of the Purépecha include the baptization of newborns after forty days of separate rest for the mother and child. The infant is then swaddled for six weeks and kept in physical contact with the mother or a close female relative.
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[edit][2]Malmstrom, Vincent H. "Geographical origins of the Tarascans." Geographical Review (1995): 31–40.
- ^ Malmstrom, Vincent H. (1995-01). "Geographical Origins of the Tarascans". Geographical Review. 85 (1): 31. doi:10.2307/215553.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Malmstrom, Vincent H. (1995-01). "Geographical Origins of the Tarascans". Geographical Review. 85 (1): 31. doi:10.2307/215553. ISSN 0016-7428.
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