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About Morelia Ciudad de Morelia

    According to historians, the town of the matlalzincas was established in the valley of Guayangareo during the XIV and XV centuries, in what today is Morelia, a territory that was apparently given to them as a reward for participating in the defense of the purépecha empire during the invasion of the tecos from Jalisco. It is known that when establishing in the valley, meaning “shallow and elongated hillock”, the matlalzincas received the name of “pirindas” or rather “the ones in the middle”, due to the location of the place that they called Patzinyegui.

Like any other native town of the epoch, the evangelizing trace of Spain drew attention in a decisive manner, being in this case the franciscans fray Juan de San Miguel and fray Antonio de Lisboa who would form a catechism school called San Miguel where music and art would be taught, among many other trades. This exchange of cultures would inniciate a stage of notable flourishing for the valley of Patzinyegui, a place that later on would be designated by the viceroy Antonio de Mendoza as the place for the founding of the city, a place that would welcome . . .

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Palacio de Clavijero y Biblioteca Pública ( Palace of Clavijero and Public library) Nigromante No. 79, Col. Centro

This is one of the most beautiful architectural group of Morelia. It is located at the corner of Nigromante and Madero avenue, near the Cathedral.
The Society of Jesus came to New Spain in 1572 and in 1574 settled in Patzcuaro, a city that was the seat of civil and religious powers of the state. Their work was evangelize and educate men of the newly created nation.
In 1580 the government and missionaries moved to Valladolid. The missionaries first  settled in a small precinct of the same place where now is the Palacio Clavijero. The Antiguo Colegio de San Francisco Javier began to be built on December 2, 1660, under the command of then-Bishop, Marcos Ramirez del Prado.

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Templo de San Francisco y Casa Artesanías (Temple and Crafts House ) Fray Juan de San Miguel No. 129, col. Centro

(Temple and former college of San Buenaventura)

This architectonic ensemble that now is in front of the Plaza Valladolid is the oldest in the city. In fact, Valladolid was built as of this site.
In 1531 came the Franciscans to Guayangareo and built a chapel of adobe. The temple and monastery was founded in 1536 and for 1610 the works had already been completed.
The temple was planned similar to the course in Spain.
Besides being a religious site, the monastery became a school where the Indians gather together and were taught to read, write, arts and crafts of . . .

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