Morelia
Morelia is a ceety an municipality in the north central pairt o the state o Michoacán in central Mexico.[2] The ceety is in the Guayangareo Valley an is the caipital o the state. The main pre-Hispanic culturs here wur the P'urhépecha an the Matlatzinca, but nae major ceeties wur foondit in the valley durin this time. The Spaingie teuk control o the aurie in the 1520s. The Spaingie unner Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza foondit a dounset here in 1541 wi the name o Valladolid, which became rival tae the nearbi ceety o Pátzcuaro for dominance in Michoacán. In 1580, this rivalry endit in Valladolid’s favor an it became the caipital o the colonial province. Efter the Mexican War o Unthirldom, the ceety wis renamit Morelia in honor o José María Morelos, who hailed frae the ceety. In 1991, the ceety wis declared a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid for its well preservit colonial biggins an layoot o the historic centre.[3]
Morelia | |
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Coordinates: 19°46′06″N 101°11′22″W / 19.76833°N 101.18944°WCoordinates: 19°46′06″N 101°11′22″W / 19.76833°N 101.18944°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Michoacán |
Municipality | Morelia |
Foondit | 1541 |
Municipal Status | 1831 |
Foondit bi | Antonio de Mendoza |
Named for | José María Morelos y Pavón |
Govrenment | |
• Municipal President | Wilfrido Lázaro Medina [1] |
Elevation | 1921 m (6,302 ft) |
Population (2010) Municipality | |
• Total | 729,757 |
• Seat | 597897 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 58000 |
Area code(s) | 443 |
Demonym | Moreliano/a |
Website | http://www.morelia.gob.mx |
Offeecial name | Historic Centre of Morelia |
Teep | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iv, vi |
Designatit | 1991 (15t session) |
Reference no. | 585 |
State Pairty | Mexico |
Region | Laitin Americae an the Caribbean |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Arranca Sesion Solemne para uncion de Wilfrido Lazaro" (in Spanish). 15 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ Sanchez Reyna, Ramon (2008). Michoacán:Morelia, Pátzcuaro, Cuitzeo, Zamora, Uruapan, Otros (in Spanish). Mexico City: Grupo Azabache,S.A. de C.V. pp. 20–28. ISBN 978-607-7568-08-7.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Michoacán Morelia" (in Spanish). Mexico: INAFED. Archived frae the original on 17 Mey 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)