State of Michoacán

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administrative territorial entity federal state of Mexico

The State of Michoacán is a western Mexican state known for its rich Purépecha indigenous heritage, colonial architecture, and significant cultural traditions such as the Day of the Dead celebrations around Lake Pátzcuaro.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → federal state of Mexico →
borders	Pacific Ocean → State of Colima → State of Guanajuato → State of Guerrero → State of Jalisco → State of México → State of Querétaro →
capital	Morelia →
coastlineOn	Pacific Ocean →
containsCity	Apatzingán → Lázaro Cárdenas → Morelia → Pátzcuaro → Uruapan → Zamora de Hidalgo →
containsTown	Angangueo → Cuitzeo → Paracho → Santa Clara del Cobre → Tzintzuntzan →
country	Mexico →
hasIndigenousPeople	Purépecha people →
hasMajorLake	Lake Cuitzeo → Lake Pátzcuaro → Lake Zirahuén →
hasPort	Port of Lázaro Cárdenas →
hasProtectedArea	Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve →
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Historic Centre of Morelia → Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve →
historicalRegionOf	Purépecha Empire →
indigenousLanguage	Purépecha language →
knownFor	Day of the Dead celebrations around Lake Pátzcuaro → Purépecha indigenous heritage → colonial architecture →
language	Spanish →
largestCity	Morelia →
locatedInRegion	Central Mexico → Western Mexico →
namedAfter	Melchor Ocampo →
officialName	Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo →
shortName	Michoacán →
traditionalCraft	copper work in Santa Clara del Cobre → guitar making in Paracho → lacquerware from Uruapan → textiles and embroidery →
traditionalFestival	Noche de Muertos on Lake Pátzcuaro →
traditionalFood	carnitas → corundas → enchiladas morelianas → uchepos →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mexican Constitution of 1824 →	createdState
Colegio de San Nicolás →	jurisdiction