Tarascan

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Mesoamerican civilization indigenous people language language isolate pre-Columbian empire royal title

The Tarascan, also known as the Purépecha, are an indigenous people of western Mexico renowned for their pre-Columbian empire, distinctive language, and resistance to Aztec domination.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Purépecha Empire 0
Purépecha language 0
Tarascan people 2

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican civilization ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
language ⓘ
language isolate ⓘ
pre-Columbian empire ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
alternateName Purépecha NERFINISHED ⓘ
art ceramics ⓘ
lacquerware ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
associatedWith Lake Pátzcuaro NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Tzintzuntzan NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Purépecha culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnonym Purépecha people NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingSystem hereditary monarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod Postclassic period of Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor advanced metallurgy ⓘ
copper working ⓘ
resistance to Aztec domination ⓘ
resistance to Aztec expansion ⓘ
language Purépecha language NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Mexico ⓘ
partOf Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ
population hundreds of thousands (approximate, modern) ⓘ
preColumbianState Purépecha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRegion Guanajuato NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jalisco NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
traditional Purépecha religion ⓘ
rulerTitle Cazonci NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
traditionalSettlementType lake shore communities ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Purépecha language → alternateName → Tarascan ⓘ
Tzintzuntzan → associatedWith → Tarascan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarascan monarchy
Cuerauáperi → culture → Tarascan ⓘ
Curicaueri → culture → Tarascan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarascan people
Tzintzuntzan archaeological zone → culture → Tarascan ⓘ
Xaratanga → culture → Tarascan ⓘ
Xaratanga → peopleWhoWorshipped → Tarascan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarascan people