{"id":5348,"date":"2018-11-22T16:32:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T22:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitpatzcuaro.com\/?page_id=5348"},"modified":"2025-11-30T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T22:38:14","slug":"escudo-de-armas_de_patzcuaro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/escudo-de-armas_de_patzcuaro\/","title":{"rendered":"Coat of arms of P\u00e1tzcuaro"},"content":{"rendered":"

History and Meaning (1553)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Title of City (1553)<\/strong> The importance of P\u00e1tzcuaro in New Spain was officially recognized by the Crown on July 21, 1553<\/strong>. On that historic date, Emperor Charles V<\/strong>, King of Spain, granted P\u00e1tzcuaro the title of \u201cCity of Michoac\u00e1n\u201d and bestowed upon it its own Coat of Arms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This privilege was not insignificant; it confirmed P\u00e1tzcuaro as the political and religious heart of the province, validating Don Vasco de Quiroga's project.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Heraldic Description<\/strong> The design of the coat of arms visually narrates the geography and faith of the place. According to the Royal Decree<\/strong> issued at that time, the composition highlights the following elements that still define us today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The Environment:<\/strong> At the base, \u201ca lagoon of water of its color\u201d, representing our unmistakable Lake P\u00e1tzcuaro.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. La Fe:<\/strong> On a rock or island, a church rises, a symbol of the primitive Cathedral and the head of the bishopric.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The Guardians:<\/strong> Flanking the church are the figures of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul<\/strong>, protectors of the city.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The Border:<\/strong> Frequently framed in blue and silver, colors that, according to tradition, allude to Marian purity and the waters of the lake.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Today, this coat of arms can be seen on various official buildings and documents, reminding us of the royal lineage of this city of cobbled streets and tiled roofs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Historia y Significado (1553) El T\u00edtulo de Ciudad (1553) La importancia de P\u00e1tzcuaro en la Nueva Espa\u00f1a fue reconocida oficialmente por la Corona el 21 de julio de 1553. En […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7084,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/right-sidebar.php","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_citadela_hide_page_title":"","_citadela_remove_header_space":"","_citadela_custom_class":"","_citadela_half_map_provider":"","_citadela_half_map_theme":"","_citadela_half_map_themeOSM":"","_citadela_half_map_customTheme":"","_citadela_half_map_dataType":"","_citadela_half_map_dynamicTrack":false,"_citadela_half_map_trackColor":"","_citadela_half_map_trackEndpointsColor":"","_citadela_half_map_filterCategory":"","_citadela_half_map_filterLocation":"","_citadela_half_map_filterFeatured":false,"_citadela_half_map_noDataBehavior":"empty-map","_citadela_half_map_noDataText":"","_citadela_half_map_clusterGridSize":80,"_citadela_header":false,"_citadela_header_over_content":false,"_citadela_header_text_color":"","_citadela_header_logo":[],"_citadela_header_bg_image":[],"_citadela_header_bg_position":[],"_citadela_header_bg_size":"","_citadela_header_bg_repeat":"","_citadela_header_bg_fixed":false,"_citadela_header_bg_color":"","_citadela_header_bg_image_overlay":"","_citadela_header_transparent_bg":false,"_citadela_content_width":"","_citadela_half_layout_position":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5348","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"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=5348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}