{"id":6431,"date":"2018-11-23T05:22:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T11:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitpatzcuaro.com\/item\/palacio-de-huitizimengari\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:54:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:54:55","slug":"palacio-de-huitizimengari","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/palacio-de-huitizimengari\/","title":{"rendered":"Huitzimengari Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"><b>The royal legacy of the last Pur\u00e9pecha prince<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"4\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Architecture of Lineage<\/b> Like many of P\u00e1tzcuaro's gems, its fa\u00e7ade is understated. However, upon crossing the threshold, an impressive interior courtyard is revealed, reflecting the hierarchy of its founder. Its \u201carchaic ruggedness\u201d is striking: enormous semicircular arches supported by rectangular pillars and an upper floor with masonry parapets. Although some experts see influences from Puebla's architecture, the building possesses a rustic and powerful character, unique to the lake region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"><b>Arquitectura de Linaje<\/b> Al igual que muchas joyas de P\u00e1tzcuaro, su fachada es discreta. Sin embargo, al cruzar el umbral, se revela un impresionante patio interior que denota la jerarqu\u00eda de su fundador. Destaca su &#8220;rudeza arcaica&#8221;: enormes arcos de medio punto sostenidos por pilares rectangulares y una planta alta con pretiles de mamposter\u00eda. Aunque algunos expertos ven influencias de la arquitectura poblana, el edificio tiene una personalidad r\u00fastica y poderosa, \u00fanica de la regi\u00f3n lacustre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"6\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>The Prince's House (The Origin)<\/b> This palace belonged to <b>Don Antonio de Huitzim\u00e9ngari<\/b>, son of <i>Tang\u00e1xoan Tz\u00edntzicha<\/i> (the last Cazonci or Pur\u00e9pecha emperor) and godson of the first Viceroy of New Spain. Don Antonio was a key figure: a learned indigenous nobleman who defended his people, serving as governor and a bridge between Pur\u00e9pecha culture and the Spanish administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"7\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>\ud83d\udcdc The Legacy of Do\u00f1a Esperanza (Historical Justice)<\/b> After centuries in private hands, the palace returned to the community thanks to <b>Do\u00f1a Esperanza Correa de Gu\u00edzar<\/b>. She acquired the property in 1960, but her last wish was clear: that the \u201cPrince\u2019s House\u201d be returned to its original owners. In 1989, respecting this wish and to prevent the building from being lost in family disputes, the property was given to the people. Thanks to her gesture, today it is the home of all the artisans in the region.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"8\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Current Events: The Artisanal Heart of Michoac\u00e1n<\/b> Today, the palace functions as a vibrant space where communities from the four regions (Lake, Ca\u00f1ada, Ci\u00e9nega, and Meseta) showcase their work. It's not just a museum; it's a direct sales point. Here you can purchase textiles, pottery, woodwork, and lacquerware directly from the artisans who keep the tradition alive.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El legado real del \u00faltimo pr\u00edncipe Pur\u00e9pecha Situado en la cara norte de la Plaza Vasco de Quiroga, este edificio no es una casona m\u00e1s: es un s\u00edmbolo de resistencia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6432,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","citadela-item-category":[391],"citadela-item-location":[392],"class_list":["post-6431","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-edificios","citadela-item-location-patzcuaro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/6431","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=6431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/6431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=6431"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=6431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}