Catálogo de construcciones artísticas, civiles y religiosas de Morelia

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Author: Ramirez Romero, Esperanza Year: 1981 Publisher: Coedición de la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo y Fonapas Michoacán Place: Mexico City Description: xxii+398 pages with photographs, many large fold-out plans, illustrations and index. Oblong royal octavo (9 1/4" x 10") bound in original publisher's green cloth with original pictorial jacket. First edition limited to 2000 copies. Morelia is a city and municipality in the north central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The Spanish took control of the area in the 1520s. The Spanish under Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza founded a settlement here in 1541 with the name of Valladolid, which became rival to the nearby city of Pátzcuaro for dominance in Michoacán. In 1580, this rivalry ended in Valladolid's favor and it became the capital of the colonial province. After the Mexican War of Independence, the city was renamed Morelia in honor of José María Morelos, who hailed from the city. In 1991, the city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved colonial buildings and layout of the historic center. What would become the city of Morelia was founded by Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and a number of encomenderos in 1541, who first named it Nueva Ciudad de Mechuacan (New City of Michoacán). The newly founded settlement grew quickly, prompting Vasco de Quiroga to go to Spain and procure for rival settlement Pátzcuaro the title of city and a seal, to prevent "new city" from becoming the

• Binding: Hardcover

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