Since the fourteenth century, the presence of the Purépecha people has been known in a territory that encompassed almost everything that today constitutes the state of Michoacán and part of Guanajuato, Guerrero and Querétaro.
The members of the Purépecha people did not succumb to the conquest and are today a people with their own identity.
Don Vasco de Quiroga carried out a valuable and appreciated work, forming schools and towns where he promoted - in accordance with the Purépecha custom - the development of the artisan activity that continues today. The region is made up of 13 municipalities and is located in the north-central part of the state. One characteristic of the Plateau is the importance of its indigenous population, even though part of it has been undergoing a process of acculturation. However, language and ethnicity, among other factors, are elements that give cohesion and keep the Purépecha culture firmly rooted.
CHAPELS WORTH TO VISIT
In the Purépecha plateau there are 18 chapels from the 16th century that are worth visiting. These are: Pichátaro, Sevina, Nahuatzen, Cherán, Aranza, Paracho, Ahuiran, Pomacuarán, San Felipe de los Herreros, Nurio, Cocucho, Charapan, Ocumicho, Corupo, Zacán, Angaguan, San Lorenzo and Capácuaro.
