| Historic Centre of Morelia* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| State Party |  Mexico |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv, vi |
| Reference | 585 |
| Region† | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1991 (15th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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- This article is about the city. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex As of 2008 there are a total of 878 World Heritage Sites located in 145 "State Parties" The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex For other meanings, see Morelia (disambiguation).
Morelia is the capital of the Mexican state of Michoacán de Ocampo. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Michoacán formally Michoacán de Ocampo (from Nahuatl Michhuacān "place of the fishermen" is one of the 31 constituent states The city is located at with an elevation of 1 921 meters above sea level in the region of the Guayangareo Valley, surrounded by the Punhuato and Quinceo Hills. The City is the biggest in the state, and the population of the "conurbated area" was 642,314 people (608,049 in Morelia city), according to the census of 2005 (Segundo Conteo de Población y Vivienda 2005). The municipality of Morelia, of which the city serves as municipal seat, has an area of 1,199. 02 km² (462. 94 sq mi) and a population of 684,145. It includes such outlying towns as Morelos and Capula. The city's mayor is Fausto Vallejo, from the PRI. It is his third non-consecutive term as presidente municipal.
The metropolitan area includes the municipality of Tarímbaro, and had 735,624 inhabitants in the same year (2005). Tarímbaro is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán which Valtazar Gaona is the major of
The city's historic downtown area which houses more than 1000 colonial buildings and churches became a World Heritage Site in 1991. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex
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History
Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the region was inhabited by a people known as the Pirindas, and the place was called "Guayangareo". The Spanish colonization of the Americas was Spain 's conquest settlement and rule over much of the Western hemisphere. Morelia was officially founded on May 18, 1541 by the first viceroy of New Spain Antonio de Mendoza, as "City of Michoacán". Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza (Antonio de Mendoza (1495 Granada &ndash July 21, 1552, Lima) was the first viceroy of New Spain It was inhabited by 50 Spanish noble families and by purepecha Indians (brought from Patzcuaro and Tiripetio to serve the Spanish). In 1545, the name was changed to "Valladolid".
Unlike Patzcuaro, indigenous city of which was an enemy for a long time, Valladolid was essentially Spanish, inhabited by conquistadors and their descendants, and by upstarts that came from the metropolis. Pátzcuaro, which means "city of stones" in the Purepecha language is a city and its surrounding municipality in the central part of the Mexican In 1547 it got the title of city, and was given a coat of arms in 1553.
The rivalry between Patzcuaro and Valladolid occurred when they began a dispute about where the seat of the bishopric of Michoacan should locate. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia (erected 11 August 1536 as the Diocese of Michoacán is a Metropolitan Archdiocese responsible for the dioceses The Spaniards wanted Valladolid to be made into an episcopal city, but Vasco de Quiroga, who always defended the Indians from the Spaniards, wanted this title to be granted to Patzcuaro. Vasco de Quiroga (born ca 1470 in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Castile, died March 14, 1565 in Uruapan) was the first Bishop In 1571, six years after Vasco de Quiroga's death, the king of Spain Philip II upgraded Valladolid to an episcopal city. Philip II may refer to Philip II of Macedon (382&ndash336 BC Philip II of France (1165&ndash1223 Philip II of An episcopal see is the ecclesiastical domain of authority of a Bishop.
In 1580, Valladolid replaced Pátzcuaro as the capital of Michoacán. Pátzcuaro, which means "city of stones" in the Purepecha language is a city and its surrounding municipality in the central part of the Mexican Michoacán formally Michoacán de Ocampo (from Nahuatl Michhuacān "place of the fishermen" is one of the 31 constituent states During the colonial period a number of religious orders established themselves in the city, allowing it to take an important place in the history of art and culture in Mexico. The Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España was a name given to the Viceroy -ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America, Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Important architectural sites from the colonial period include the Catedral de Morelia, the Aqueduct (built between 1785 and 1789 by Fray Antonio de San Miguel), the Governor's Palace, the Palacio Clavijero, and numerous churches, convents, and houses. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Morelia Cathedral is a baroque cathedral and its two 70-metre towers dominate the skyline of the city of Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A convent is a community of Priests religious brothers religious sisters or Nuns or the building used by the community particularly in the Roman Catholic Church The Conservatorio de Música de las Rosas of Morelia was the first music conservatory in the Americas. A university school of music or college of music, or academy of music or conservatoire ( French, but used in British English) &mdash The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America
The city is the birthplace of José María Morelos (1765), after whom it was renamed in September 12, 1828, and who along with Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla began the Mexican War of Independence from Spain in 1810. José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón ( September 30, 1765, Valladolid now Morelia Michoacán – December 22, 1815, San Cristóbal Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mondarte Villaseñor ( May 8 1753 &ndash July 30 1811) also known as Miguel The Mexican War of Independence (1810 - 1821 was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and Spanish colonial authorities which started on September 16 1810 Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was also the birthplace of Agustín de Iturbide (1783), the first Emperor of Mexico and Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez. Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu ( September 27, 1783 &ndash July 19, 1824) was Emperor of Mexico as Augustin Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or This is a list of Emperors and Pretenders to the Throne of Mexico.
Historic monuments
The Historic Downtown Area (Centro Histórico) encompasses approximately 150 city blocks at the city center, roughly corresponding to the urban area of the city at the end of the eighteenth century. The Centro Historico contains over 1,000 historical buildings and sites.
Morelia is characterized by the magnificence of its monuments which are mostly colonial. The most remarkable buildings are the baroque cathedral, finished in 1744; the convent of San Francisco, built in 1513; the convent of San Agustin, founded in 1550; the college and temple of La Compañia de Jesus, started in 1580 and known as Palacio Clavijero; the convent of El Carmen, constructed in 1597; the convent of Santa Catarina that dates from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Other important constructions are the 1613 convent of La Merced, the college of Santa Rosa María whose foundation was in 1743; the palace of the Executive, its construction started in 1734 and finished in 1770; the eighteenth century palaces of the Legislature and of the Judiciary; the sixteenth century college Primitivo y Nacional de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, reconstructed in 1882, the eighteenth century museum Michoacano; and the house where Jose Maria Morelos was born, on Corregidora street, which is now used as a museum, library and for cultural events.
The Casa de las Artesanías features a large variety of high quality artisanal works. An artisan, also called a Craftsman, is a skilled manual worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative including furniture clothing There are several other notable historical churches in town including the Templo de las Rosas annex to the Conservatorio de las Rosas, which are both examples of baroque architecture, and the Templo de San Diego (also known as Santuario de Guadalupe), built with an interpretation of the Rococo style using indigenous colors and techniques. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc Templo de San Diego is a Roman Catholic church located in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Rococo is a style of 18th century French art and Interior design. The monumental aqueduct, built in colonial days to bring water into town, was functional through 1910. An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting It is made up by more than 250 arches. Its construction started in 1787 and finished in 1789. The inner city is built of reddish sandstone, lending the city a unique character among Mexico's many noteworthy colonial cities and giving origin to the name "Ciudad de las Canteras Rosas" that is sometimes used in reference to Morelia. Sandstone is a Sedimentary rock composed mainly of Sand -size Mineral or rock grains.
Other attractions
Monarcas Morelia, a soccer team playing in the Primera División de México, is based in Morelia. Club Atlético Morelia or simply Monarcas, is a Mexican professional football club The Primera División (First Division is the First Division Association football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
Morelia has three beautiful golf courses: "Club Campestre de Morelia" founded in 1968, which has 9 holes with great difficulty because of very large trees and beautiful lakes; "Tres Marias", a 27-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed course that hosts the LPGA once a year; "Club Erandeni", which recently opened its fairways to the public. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus. A fourth, designed by Carter Morrish, is under development in Bosque Monarca, now known as Altozano.
At the southern edge of the city is the Santa Maria mountain range, and is home to upscale residential districts, private sector schools and Universidad Vasco de Quiroga and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Under construction in this area is Paseo Morelia, a shopping center which will be among the largest in Latin America, slated to open in late 2008. The main road leading to this area has been recently re-named Juan Pablo Blvd. , and it leads to a glorieta (traffic circle) bear a bronze statute of the late Pope John Paul II. Land has been donated in the vicinity for the construction of a school operated by the Legionnaires of Christ. Originally called Montaña Monarca, this development has been renamed Altozano and is patterned after the Ave Maria planned community near Naples, Florida.
Higher education
Among the public and private universities located in Morelia are:
- Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (public). Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo ( UMSNH) is a public institution of higher education located in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico This is the main university of Michoacán. It was founded in 1551 as the Colegio de San Nicolás by Vasco de Quiroga, first bishop of Michoacán. Vasco de Quiroga (born ca 1470 in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Castile, died March 14, 1565 in Uruapan) was the first Bishop It is one of the oldest universities in America and one of the most important public universities of Mexico.
- UNAM - Unidad Morelia (public).
- Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia (public). The Morelia Institute of Technology (in Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia) also known as Morelia Tech ( Tec de Morelia) is a
- Universidad Vasco de Quiroga (private)
- Universidad Latina de América, UNLA (private)
- Universidad LaSalle (private)
- Universidad de Morelia (private)
- Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) Campus Morelia (private)
- Universidad Tec Milenio (private)
References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Michoacán Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
- (Spanish) Official website
- (Spanish) Photo gallery of Morelia
- (Spanish) Info of Morelia
- (Spanish) Google map of Morelia with points of interest
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