Purépecha people

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The Purépecha people are an indigenous group of western Mexico known for their pre-Hispanic Tarascan Empire, distinctive language isolate, and rich artisan and agricultural traditions centered in present-day Michoacán.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Purépecha people canonical 13
Purépecha 10
Purepecha people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican people
ethnic group
indigenous people
artForm guitar making in Paracho
mask making
autonym Purépecha people self-linksurface differs
surface form: Purépecha
colonialName Tarascans
country Mexico
culturalHeritage Day of the Dead traditions around Lake Pátzcuaro
exonym Tarascans
federalEntity State of Michoacán
historicalCapital Tzintzuntzan
historicalState Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization
surface form: Tarascan Empire
knownFor copper working
lacquerware
metallurgy
pottery
textiles
wood carving
language Purépecha language
languageFamily language isolate
majorTown Cherán
Paracho
Pátzcuaro
Santa Clara del Cobre
Tzintzuntzan
nativeTo Michoacán
western Mexico
preColumbianCultureArea Mesoamerica
preHispanicPoliticalOrganization centralized kingdom
preHispanicRival Aztec Empire
region Cañada de los Once Pueblos
Lacustre region of Michoacán
Basin of Pátzcuaro
surface form: Lake Pátzcuaro basin

Meseta Purépecha
religion Roman Catholicism
indigenous Purépecha religion
traditionalCrop beans
chili peppers
maize
squash
traditionalEconomy agriculture
craft production
fishing
traditionalFood corundas
uchepos
traditionalMusic Pirekua
UNESCORecognition Pirekua as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
writingSystem pictographic and mnemonic records

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Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State of Michoacán hasIndigenousPeople Purépecha people
Michoacán hasEthnicGroup Purépecha people
indigenous peoples of Mexico majorEthnicGroup Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purepecha people
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica dominantEthnicGroup Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purépecha (Tarascans)
Ihuatzio culture Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purépecha
Ihuatzio preColumbianPeople Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purépecha
Basin of Pátzcuaro majorEthnicGroup Purépecha people
cazonci ethnicGroup Purépecha people
Xaratanga culture Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purépecha
Xaratanga peopleWhoWorshipped Purépecha people
Tzintzuntzan archaeological zone culture Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purépecha
Tzintzuntzan archaeological zone nameLanguage Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purépecha
Purépecha language spokenBy Purépecha people
Purépecha language ethnicity Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purépecha
Curicaueri culture Purépecha people
Curicaueri worshipedBy Purépecha people
Cuerauáperi culture Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purépecha
Cuerauáperi worshippedBy Purépecha people
Tzintzuntzan culture Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purépecha
Paracho languageUsed Purépecha people
this entity surface form: Purépecha
Paracho demographicsEthnicGroup Purépecha people
Purépecha people autonym Purépecha people self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Purépecha
Lake Pátzcuaro hasInhabitant Purépecha people