Thank you so very much for this video. I'm Mexican-American and in school and in the media we are basically told that all Mexicans were Aztecs. I didn't realize how incorrect that is until I took a trip down to Michoacan to visit family and explored Tzintzuntzan, Janitzio and Patzcuaro. I fell in love with the place, and even though I am physically, culturally and generationally removed from it, I can't help but feel pride in the history and in the resilience of the Purepecha people.
Knut. It is so good that you feel proud of your background, and if you pass that to your children, that will give them the same resilience as your ancestors.
Are you a real Mexican or chicano, if you’re not born in Mexico you’re not Mexican, and you mean Mexican-United Statesean* Mexicans are already American, they live in the American continent, the U.S. doesn’t own America, it’s just stating where it’s at geographically, the U.S. doesn’t have a real name, and nobody thinks Mexicans are all Mexika(Wrongfully called Aztecas) everyone knows there’s hundreds of different peoples in Mexico
@@HugoSanchez-eb2pz Primo, why are you gatekeeping our culture, its their's too. They're Mexican just like me and (I'm guessing) you, doesn't matter if they're born from Mexico or not, they're still Mexican. Jesus, you're just like the people from the US who think we're too Mexican for them, despite speaking their language and eating their foods and tryna fit in with them.
Yeah I'm in the same boat ATM I'm half Mexican And I grew up knowing my dad was Aztec. But idk if it's true. He is native And indigenous. But I don't think it's Aztec exactly
School need to be educated - I was taught about the Mayans, but don't remember much more info being taught. I too am Mexican American (have only been slightly over the border of US into Mexico) but know my grandmother was of either the Purepecha or Otomi ethnicities as these are the two tribes that settled in the region my father was born: San Francisco del Ricon, Guanajuato, Mexico - this is all so fascinating to me and I would LOVE to one day be able to learn more about my heritage.
I am proud to be Purepecha on my Mother side. She spoke the language, before learning Spanish in the 1930's and was a strong Woman, like all Purepecha are traditional should be.
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These are great people. Hardworking, honest, kind, and loyal. Many people who are Mexican speak derrogatorily about them, not realizing they themselves have indigenous blood in them even when they don't recognize it. My oldest sister is one of them, which why we highly dislike each other. We are not even on speaking terms.
My family is from the island of uranden and many people there know the language but also Spanish and I always wanted to learn the language however there is very few teachers left I got to know a few words but that’s it thank u for giving us some spotlight in the world
I’m proud of being Purepecha my grandma on my father side was native and dressed as one and she also was bilingual she spoke Spanish and Purepecha my father retired and when back to his home town in this town they still ruled like before they don’t have police or mayor they have older people that they pick to lead them his home town name is Cheran you might have heard of it because it came on the news I wish I would have learned there native language but I was left with my mothers parents I only saw my fathers parents about 15 times in all my life I lived far from them 😢I met them when I was like 10 years old
Tenemos cultura y no vamos a desaparecer nunca Michoacán es uno y somos un pueblo de costumbres muchas tradiciones que solo nosotros tenemos visita Michoacán y lo veras
I started following a family that are Purepecha, and have become very interested in their culture and lives. Now that I found this channel, more of what I've see of that family will make since to me. Thank you!!
I've always been obsessed with the Purepecha. En Mexico dicen que la sangre habla. I wanted to focus on Purepecha history when I was in college, but unfortunately I was not able to have it as my field of study. My family is from southern Guanajuato bordering Michoacan; this area used to border the Purepecha Empire. Until I took a DNA test I didn't have specifics regarding my Native American DNA. There hasn't been a full blooded Native American ancestor in my family tree for atleast 250 years or more. In southern Guanajuato, there's been Native American and European mixing since the 1520's. In fact, more so than in Michoacan. The people in southern Guanajuato tend to be very light skinned. Well, it turns out that I have a lot of Native American DNA from my blonde blue-eyed Mexican ancestors. My grandmother is blonde and blue-eyed like Anne Coulter (one can't get any whiter than that), and she has 42% Native American DNA, the majority of which is Purepecha. According to Ancestry DNA I have DNA from the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, (Mexica), and Meso American region; however, I have mostly Purepecha DNA. I think it's so cool that I have so much Native American blood, especially Purepecha. My Native American ancestors all built phenomenal pyramid city states. Yes, I have European too, but I find my Native American ancestors way more interesting!
So my grandmother is Mexican and Native and her mother(my great grandmother) was Purépechan. I'm trying to find more about my family roots and this video is very helpful.
Am so happy to have found some info on the Purepecha people. My father was born in San Franisco del Rincon, Guanajuato, Mexico. That region was settled by both the Purepecha peoples and the Otomi. I hope to find out one day which ethnicity my Mestizo grandmother (surname Jasso) was.
Youngster here…. 21 year old, I’m hopeful that sooner than later I will finally visit the homeland. This is the only way I’ll actually find the authentic culture, I won’t let the language barrier stop me from knowing my ancestors’ culture.
Thank you for your comments. It is so important to learn about our ancestors, to know about our roots. Then one starts understanding so many things of ourselves and family. Congratulations you think like that.
There is about 200,000 that identifies as purepecha in Mexico not to mention the amount in USA as well so the number of speakers and identifiers are probably higher.
That is very true Juan, there must be many more Purepecha people, who don't speak the language, but as long as they recognize themselves as Purepecha, that brings pride to their ancestors.
My Mother was registered as a Purepecha by the Catholic church and the Office of Indigenous Affairs. It's like the US Bureau of Indian Affairs , here in the US .
If any group has stayed close to their roots, it's the Mexican American, or the Pochitos, as they call us in Mexico. The Mexican Americans (I use the term Mexican Americans for a quick identity), the Latinos have a point, Americas is a continent, not a country. We r kind of the orphans, we r not Mexican enough for some Méxicans and to Mexican for some USA ppl. I think this is why AMLO is so popular with so many pochitos, he seems to understand it, sometimes when he speaks and says things like, I ask our paisano and our friends in USA, he seems to include us, hope he does. If Mexico ever goes for it's land, the USA may be in for a big surprise regarding generations of Mexican Americans. We r not traders, it's never mentioned, but we have given more sons and daughters to this country in wars than any other group of people of color. Twice the man power and twice the wounded and mortalities, and hardly ever mentioned. It's hurtful.
we dont want california etc back! we just want work, dignity and respect. Gringos can keep California, Texas etc, trust me, we dont want all those foreigners in the motherland, too much bs, drama and problems...
"Their language is a mix of Purpecha, Tarasco, and Michoacáno." Tarasco is another word for Purpecha. It's the name the Spanish gave us. The way it was worded implies it's different when it's not.
aztecs etc didn't like the fact that #perupecha people, their lands and cultue couldn't be conquered or assimilate to others. The Spanish didn't dare try either 💯
Thank you so very much for this video. I'm Mexican-American and in school and in the media we are basically told that all Mexicans were Aztecs. I didn't realize how incorrect that is until I took a trip down to Michoacan to visit family and explored Tzintzuntzan, Janitzio and Patzcuaro. I fell in love with the place, and even though I am physically, culturally and generationally removed from it, I can't help but feel pride in the history and in the resilience of the Purepecha people.
Knut. It is so good that you feel proud of your background, and if you pass that to your children, that will give them the same resilience as your ancestors.
Are you a real Mexican or chicano, if you’re not born in Mexico you’re not Mexican, and you mean Mexican-United Statesean* Mexicans are already American, they live in the American continent, the U.S. doesn’t own America, it’s just stating where it’s at geographically, the U.S. doesn’t have a real name, and nobody thinks Mexicans are all Mexika(Wrongfully called Aztecas) everyone knows there’s hundreds of different peoples in Mexico
@@HugoSanchez-eb2pz Primo, why are you gatekeeping our culture, its their's too. They're Mexican just like me and (I'm guessing) you, doesn't matter if they're born from Mexico or not, they're still Mexican. Jesus, you're just like the people from the US who think we're too Mexican for them, despite speaking their language and eating their foods and tryna fit in with them.
Yeah I'm in the same boat ATM I'm half Mexican And I grew up knowing my dad was Aztec. But idk if it's true. He is native And indigenous. But I don't think it's Aztec exactly
School need to be educated - I was taught about the Mayans, but don't remember much more info being taught. I too am Mexican American (have only been slightly over the border of US into Mexico) but know my grandmother was of either the Purepecha or Otomi ethnicities as these are the two tribes that settled in the region my father was born: San Francisco del Ricon, Guanajuato, Mexico - this is all so fascinating to me and I would LOVE to one day be able to learn more about my heritage.
I am proud to be Purepecha on my Mother side.
She spoke the language, before learning Spanish in the 1930's and was a strong Woman, like all Purepecha are traditional should be.
Purepecha pride baby!
Thats right, we're here and we arent going anywhere. Que viva Michoacan!
Thank you for this!!! My husband is purepecha and I am not. These videos are so helpful for our kids to learn about their family. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you. My family is from the area. It’s good to see the history since we now live in the USA.
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Hello cat Lady, it is always nice to know about your ancestors, you can feel proud of them.
@@veronicavaldovinos6388 why
These are great people. Hardworking, honest, kind, and loyal. Many people who are Mexican speak derrogatorily about them, not realizing they themselves have indigenous blood in them even when they don't recognize it. My oldest sister is one of them, which why we highly dislike each other. We are not even on speaking terms.
your sister sounds immature and condescending 😢
Would love to learn my history and people would love to learn the language to teach my nephews and nieces how can I learn
My family is from the island of uranden and many people there know the language but also Spanish and I always wanted to learn the language however there is very few teachers left I got to know a few words but that’s it thank u for giving us some spotlight in the world
I’m proud of being Purepecha my grandma on my father side was native and dressed as one and she also was bilingual she spoke Spanish and Purepecha my father retired and when back to his home town in this town they still ruled like before they don’t have police or mayor they have older people that they pick to lead them his home town name is Cheran you might have heard of it because it came on the news I wish I would have learned there native language but I was left with my mothers parents I only saw my fathers parents about 15 times in all my life I lived far from them 😢I met them when I was like 10 years old
Tenemos cultura y no vamos a desaparecer nunca Michoacán es uno y somos un pueblo de costumbres muchas tradiciones que solo nosotros tenemos visita Michoacán y lo veras
Hola, soy purepecha, gracias por hablar de nuestra cultura.
Gracias por tar la historia de los purepacha. Mi familia fueron Purepacha. Mi papa nacio en Jiquilpan Michoacán
I started following a family that are Purepecha, and have become very interested in their culture and lives. Now that I found this channel, more of what I've see of that family will make since to me. Thank you!!
I am glad you liked it.
Our ancestors have so much to teach us. Their culture is very rich.
Thank you for watching. Subscribe to lovingmexico.net and follow sequence of videos of history of Mexico and of the different states we visit.
In Morelia at the casa de la cultura they teach purepecha
I've always been obsessed with the Purepecha. En Mexico dicen que la sangre habla. I wanted to focus on Purepecha history when I was in college, but unfortunately I was not able to have it as my field of study. My family is from southern Guanajuato bordering Michoacan; this area used to border the Purepecha Empire. Until I took a DNA test I didn't have specifics regarding my Native American DNA. There hasn't been a full blooded Native American ancestor in my family tree for atleast 250 years or more. In southern Guanajuato, there's been Native American and European mixing since the 1520's. In fact, more so than in Michoacan. The people in southern Guanajuato tend to be very light skinned. Well, it turns out that I have a lot of Native American DNA from my blonde blue-eyed Mexican ancestors. My grandmother is blonde and blue-eyed like Anne Coulter (one can't get any whiter than that), and she has 42% Native American DNA, the majority of which is Purepecha. According to Ancestry DNA I have DNA from the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, (Mexica), and Meso American region; however, I have mostly Purepecha DNA. I think it's so cool that I have so much Native American blood, especially Purepecha. My Native American ancestors all built phenomenal pyramid city states. Yes, I have European too, but I find my Native American ancestors way more interesting!
So my grandmother is Mexican and Native and her mother(my great grandmother) was Purépechan. I'm trying to find more about my family roots and this video is very helpful.
Am so happy to have found some info on the Purepecha people. My father was born in San Franisco del Rincon, Guanajuato, Mexico. That region was settled by both the Purepecha peoples and the Otomi. I hope to find out one day which ethnicity my Mestizo grandmother (surname Jasso) was.
I got my 23&me and it told me I'm both Purepecha and Otomi. I feel I'm so close to find my roots
Youngster here…. 21 year old, I’m hopeful that sooner than later I will finally visit the homeland. This is the only way I’ll actually find the authentic culture, I won’t let the language barrier stop me from knowing my ancestors’ culture.
Thank you for your comments.
It is so important to learn about our ancestors, to know about our roots.
Then one starts understanding so many things of ourselves and family. Congratulations you think like that.
We in the same boat brother I’m 21 too have yet to visit
The motherland is absolutely beautiful, heaven on earth, not to mention bomb ass tacos on the cheap at every corner!! 💯💯🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
just please, whatever you do, don't be condescending like Yaritza y su No Esencia 😂💯
@@jessilopez2490just please, whatever you do, don't be condescending like Yaritza y su No Esencia 💀💯😭
Thank you for teaching history 🥰
Im purepecha and there is more pureh people then 150000 just because some dont speak the languege it does not change who they are
Yes, for sure, there are many Purepecha people in different parts of the world, hopefully, proud of their roots.
There is about 200,000 that identifies as purepecha in Mexico not to mention the amount in USA as well so the number of speakers and identifiers are probably higher.
@@rob1014 It is so interesting to know how many Purepecha people are not only in Mexico but abroad
That is very true Juan, there must be many more Purepecha people, who don't speak the language, but as long as
they recognize themselves as Purepecha, that brings pride to their ancestors.
My Mother was registered as a Purepecha by the Catholic church and the Office of Indigenous Affairs.
It's like the US Bureau of Indian Affairs , here in the US .
iGracias!
Very interesting.
I hope you enjoy, thak you very much.
Both my dad and mom are michaocanos and I really wanna know where the freck I came from lol
take and ancestry or 21 and me test....DNA dont lie...
those DNA test will tell u were u and ur fam came from. Where ur fam is etc u might even find long lost cousins
But does it say what tribe you come from specifically?
Hola a quien lo vio
If any group has stayed close to their roots, it's the Mexican American, or the Pochitos, as they call us in Mexico. The Mexican Americans (I use the term Mexican Americans for a quick identity), the Latinos have a point, Americas is a continent, not a country. We r kind of the orphans, we r not Mexican enough for some Méxicans and to Mexican for some USA ppl. I think this is why AMLO is so popular with so many pochitos, he seems to understand it, sometimes when he speaks and says things like, I ask our paisano and our friends in USA, he seems to include us, hope he does. If Mexico ever goes for it's land, the USA may be in for a big surprise regarding generations of Mexican Americans. We r not traders, it's never mentioned, but we have given more sons and daughters to this country in wars than any other group of people of color. Twice the man power and twice the wounded and mortalities, and hardly ever mentioned. It's hurtful.
we dont want california etc back! we just want work, dignity and respect. Gringos can keep California, Texas etc, trust me, we dont want all those foreigners in the motherland, too much bs, drama and problems...
but ur right AMLO does include anyone who has mexican blood
it's crazy how they had 40,000 people and are considered small now at 150,000
Make the music a little louder…
"Their language is a mix of Purpecha, Tarasco, and Michoacáno." Tarasco is another word for Purpecha. It's the name the Spanish gave us. The way it was worded implies it's different when it's not.
Southwest honey, southwest
Right!!!
Llo😮😂😊
So my ancestors sided with the enemy :(?
It is never that black and white - you need to read more about the history, circumstances, etc. to know the true story and facts.
The Aztecs were the enemy in this case. They didn’t aid the Spanish but were apparently glad they conquered the Aztecs
aztecs etc didn't like the fact that #perupecha people, their lands and cultue couldn't be conquered or assimilate to others. The Spanish didn't dare try either 💯
Aver Ella Dija Paiese
Where in the Southwest not southeast
dialects come from europe. natives have full languages. Please learn the difference.
Thank you for your comments, every day we learn new things.
The music is all wrong-some Indigenous musical instruments would have been more appropriate
Thank you for your comment, we will take it into consideration for next time.
u read my 🧠 😂
Falsa
Michoacán no está en el sureste está en el oeste de méxico y también no es la sierra madre orientales la sierra madre occidental
Michoacán México es el estado más occidental, del hemisferio occidental.W.