By Liliana Rogz A very traditional dance from Michoacan, Mexico: “Danza de los Viejitos”. It is often performed on main squares in Morelia, Patzcuaro and other locations around the state. The photographs of this video were taken during a performance that took place in Patzcuaro.
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Plaza Vasco de Quiroga (Plaza Grande) in Patzcuaro
Por Liliana Elena González There is a bronze statue of bishop Vasco de Quiroga in the middle of the quarry fountain at the center of Main Plaza in Patzcuaro. That plaza´s name is also Vasco de Quiroga aka Plaza Grande. Vasco de Quiroga became the first bishop of Michoacán in 1537. He remained in Michoacán as pastor and protector of the Indians. He worked to gather the Indians in large towns near Lake Pátzcuaro. Using Thomas More’s Utopia as a model, he taught religion, crafts and the fundamentals of self-…
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