{"id":8776,"date":"2018-11-24T05:29:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T11:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitpatzcuaro.com\/?post_type=citadela-item&#038;p=8776"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:54:04","slug":"museo-regional-michoacano-dr-nicolas-leon-calderon","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/museo-regional-michoacano-dr-nicolas-leon-calderon\/","title":{"rendered":"Michoacan Regional Museum, Dr. Nicolas Leon Calderon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f<b>\u00a0The Dean of History<\/b> \ud83d\udcdc<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"3\">If you are one of those travelers who are not content with just seeing, but want to <i>understand<\/i>, this place is for you. Located in a stunning 18th-century Baroque mansion, the <b>Michoac\u00e1n Regional Museum Dr. Nicol\u00e1s Le\u00f3n Calder\u00f3n<\/b> has the honor of being <b>the oldest in the INAH Museum Network<\/b> throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"4\">The building itself is a museum piece. Built in <b>1775<\/b>, was known as the <b>Isidro Huarte's Mansion<\/b>. Experts say it's the perfect example of what wealthy homes in old Valladolid were like: spacious courtyards, elegant arches, and a stately atmosphere that envelops you from the entrance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"5\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\u2695\ufe0f <b>The Legacy of a Genius<\/b> The museum is named after <b>Dr. Nicol\u00e1s Le\u00f3n<\/b>, a man who was everything at once: doctor, historian, anthropologist, and naturalist. He founded this museum on <b>January 30, 1886<\/b>, although at first the collection wandered \u201cnomadic\u201d between the College of San Nicol\u00e1s and the Government Palace, until in <b>1915<\/b> He found his forever home in this mansion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"6\">\ud83d\udc8e <b>Tesoros que no puedes perderte<\/b> After its restoration in 2011, its 12 rooms shine with more than 300 pieces. Here's what to look for to make the most of your visit:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"7\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b>The Table of Freedom:<\/b> The original table where the signing of the Constitution of Apatzing\u00e1n took place <b>is on display here<\/b>You're looking at the piece of furniture where Mexico's legal independence was enshrined! \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b>The \u201cGoogle Maps\u201d of the 18th Century:<\/b> There is a very famous painting called <i>\u201cTransfer of the Catherine nuns to their new convent\u201d<\/i>. It is the most visited piece because it functions like an old aerial photograph: it describes in great detail what the city and its people were like in the viceroyalty.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/loc\/tzintzuntzan\/\">La Relaci\u00f3n de Michoac\u00e1n<\/a>:<\/b> You can see illustrations of this vital document for us in P\u00e1tzcuaro, as it narrates the history and traditions of our Pur\u00e9pecha ancestors before the conquest.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\"><b>Familiar Faces:<\/b> Look for portraits of characters you already feel close to, like <a href=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/don-vasco-de-quiroga\/\"><b>Don Vasco de Quiroga<\/b><\/a> and Melchor Ocampo.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"8\">\ud83c\udfa8 <b>Walls Also Speak<\/b> Don't just look at the display cases, look at the walls. The building houses impressive murals that have survived the test of time, works by masters such as <b>Alfredo Zalce<\/b> (with his <i>Defenders of national integrity<\/i>), Federico Cant\u00fa and international artists such as Grace Greenwood and Philip Guston. An art gallery integrated into the architecture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">\ud83d\udccd <b>Why visit it from P\u00e1tzcuaro?<\/b> Because here the circle is complete. In P\u00e1tzcuaro, you experience the legacy of Vasco de Quiroga and the Pur\u00e9pecha Empire; in this museum, you see the documents, maps, and artifacts that validate that history. It's the perfect intellectual complement to feeling like a Michoac\u00e1n expert before returning to relax.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yoamomorelia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6836 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/banner-patz.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"74\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/banner-patz.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/banner-patz-18x2.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/banner-patz-300x37.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/banner-patz-150x19.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/74;\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/villapatzcuaro.com\\\/visitpatzcuaro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/banner-patz.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/villapatzcuaro.com\\\/visitpatzcuaro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/banner-patz.jpg 728w, https:\\\/\\\/villapatzcuaro.com\\\/visitpatzcuaro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/banner-patz-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\\\/\\\/villapatzcuaro.com\\\/visitpatzcuaro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/banner-patz-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/villapatzcuaro.com\\\/visitpatzcuaro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/banner-patz-150x19.jpg 150w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f\u00a0El Decano de la Historia \ud83d\udcdc Si eres de los viajeros que no se conforman con ver, sino que quieren entender, este lugar es para ti. Ubicado en una impresionante casona barroca del siglo XVIII, el Museo Regional Michoacano Dr. Nicol\u00e1s Le\u00f3n Calder\u00f3n tiene el honor de ser el m\u00e1s antiguo de la Red de [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9228,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[394,465],"citadela-item-location":[402],"class_list":["post-8776","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-alrededores","citadela-item-category-museos-sitios-arqueologicos","citadela-item-location-morelia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/8776","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=8776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/8776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=8776"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=8776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}