“ The beautiful stone
Tzacapu-Maruati meaning
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Zacapu Michoacán inherits a There are accounts that during
vast woodland territory, with an the year 1548, Fray Jacobo
abundance of rock formations Daciano walked from Cherán
and water resources. Its history towards Zacapu, accompanied
dates back to before the pre-His- by local indigenous people. As
panic era during the 11th cen- nightfall drew near in the forest,
tury when the Chichimeca tribe they set up camp by the lake.
arrived at what they would have At dawn, Fray Jacobo Daciano
called Tzacapu-Maruati meaning called everyone toether and told
the beautiful stone. Above all, them that it was God’s will that a
Zacapu was the main ceremonial church be built there and so the
and religious center of the flour- Indians began digging up the
ishing Purhépecha empire. streets and building Zacapu
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