Tarascans
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The Tarascans are an Indigenous people of western Mexico, historically known for their powerful pre-Columbian state that rivaled the Aztec Empire.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
beans
ⓘ
chili peppers ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| autonym | Purépecha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfPrehispanicState | Tzintzuntzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialRegion | New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conquestPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Sierra Tarasca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uruapan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
copper working ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ obsidian trade ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Purépecha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exonym | Tarascans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Purépecha language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | language isolate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Curicaueri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xaratanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPrehispanicCity |
Ihuatzio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pátzcuaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Balsas River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Pátzcuaro basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lerma River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| populationContinuity | survive into the present day ⓘ |
| preColumbianState |
Purépecha Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarascan State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | Cazonci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subregion | West Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
ceramics
ⓘ
lacquerware ⓘ textile weaving ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
adobe houses
ⓘ
wooden houses ⓘ |
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