{"id":10087,"date":"2024-11-21T10:25:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitpatzcuaro.com\/?post_type=citadela-item&#038;p=10087"},"modified":"2026-02-19T09:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:31:40","slug":"aniversario-luctuoso-de-tangaxoan-ii","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/aniversario-luctuoso-de-tangaxoan-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Anniversary of the death of Tangaxoan II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"><b>February 14th: Memory and Honor to the Last Cazonci<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"5\" class=\"translation-block\">While much of the world celebrates Valentine's Day, in P\u00e1tzcuaro, February 14th holds a much deeper and more solemn meaning. It is the day the region pauses to honor the memory of Tang\u00e1xoan Tz\u00edntzicha (Tang\u00e1xoan II), the last ruler of the Pur\u00e9pecha Empire, unjustly executed in 1530.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"6\" class=\"translation-block\">Who was the last Cazonci? Tang\u00e1xoan II assumed the throne in 1521, at a critical moment following the death of his father, Zuanga, from smallpox brought by Europeans. His name has powerful meanings: \u201cHe of the good teeth\u201d and \u201cMan who builds fortresses.\u201d As Cazonci, he was not only the political and legal leader, but also the divine representative on earth of Curicaueri, the god of fire and war. His responsibilities ranged from summoning the people to battle to providing firewood for the sacred fire and dispensing justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"7\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>The Pact and the Betrayal<\/b> Faced with the arrival of the Spanish, led by Crist\u00f3bal de Olid, in 1522, and knowing the tragic fate of the Mexica in Tenochtitl\u00e1n, Tang\u00e1xoan made a strategic decision: to forge a peace treaty to save his people from total annihilation. He managed to maintain a degree of autonomy and retain some land, thus avoiding immediate bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"8\" class=\"translation-block\">However, history took a dark turn with the arrival of Nu\u00f1o de Guzm\u00e1n, a conquistador known for his cruelty. In 1529, he falsely accused the Cazonci of:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\">Keeping their former religion a secret.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\">Encourage disobedience.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\">To kill Spaniards.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"10\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>The Martyrdom<\/b> After a summary and unjust trial, Tang\u00e1xoan II was condemned to death. On <b>February 14, 1530<\/b>, he was dragged by a horse, strangled, and finally burned at the stake. His death was not in vain: it ignited the flame of resistance led by his daughter, Princess <b>Er\u00e9ndira<\/b>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"11,0\"><b>\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f La Ceremonia Actual<\/b> Every February 14th, history comes to life. <b>Pur\u00e9pecha Council<\/b>, together with representatives of the indigenous communities and the government of P\u00e1tzcuaro, they hold a solemn civic ceremony. The meeting point is the <b><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/monumento-a-tangaxoan-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwi8qbbQqKSRAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ6AQ\">Monument to Tang\u00e1xoan II<\/a><\/b>, where honor guards are mounted, floral offerings are placed, and speeches are given that remind us that the Pur\u00e9pecha legacy is still alive and resilient.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"12\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Event Location:<\/b> Tang\u00e1xoan II Roundabout.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14 de Febrero: Memoria y Honor al \u00daltimo Cazonci Mientras gran parte del mundo celebra el D\u00eda del Amor y la Amistad, en P\u00e1tzcuaro el 14 de febrero tiene un [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10107,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","citadela-item-category":[486],"citadela-item-location":[392],"class_list":["post-10087","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-eventos","citadela-item-location-patzcuaro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/10087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/10087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=10087"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=10087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}