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cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro. They are also
known by the
derogatory term "
Tarascan", an exonym,
applied by
outsiders and not one they use for themselves....
- the second-largest
state in Mesoamerica. The
state is also
known as the
Tarascan Empire. The
empire was
founded in the
early 14th
century and lost its independence...
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Tarascan or
Tarasca is an
exonym and the po****r name for the Purépecha culture. It may
refer to: the
Tarascan State, a
Mesoamerican empire until the Spanish...
- The
culture of the Purépecha
people was polytheist. List of some deities:
Curicaueri - sun god (victory god) Cuerauáperi -
Creation goddess Xarátanga -...
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interest in the
Tarascan state was awakened. In 1522 a
Spanish force under the
leadership of Cristóbal de Olid was sent into
Tarascan territory and arrived...
- Purépecha (autonym: Pʼurhépecha [pʰuˈɽepet͡ʃa] or Phorhé(pecha)),
often called Tarascan (Spanish: Tarasco), a term
coined by
Spanish settlers that can be seen...
- of
perhaps 50,000
square miles. Blanford, Adam
Jared (2014).
Rethinking Tarascan Political and
Spatial Organization (PDF) (PhD thesis).
University of Colorado...
- the
Aztecs by the
Tarascans cannot be understated.
Nearly every war they
fought in
resulted in a
Tarascan victory.
Because the
Tarascan Empire had little...
- The
Tarascan Plateau (Spanish:
Meseta Tarasca), also Purépecha
Plateau (Meseta Purépecha), is a
plateau and
region in the
Mexican state of Michoacán, in...
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network which predated and
outlasted larger empires, such as the
Aztec and
Tarascan state.
Established altepeme were
characterized by a
central temple dedicated...
