Yátzcuaro In The Purépecha Pyramids

In the state of Michoacán about 10 miles west of the Purépecha pyramids (Yácatas) is a large town name Pátzcuaro (place of foundations) where my grandparents lived and my mom and dad grow up. In the Columbian era, Pátzcuaro was the capital of Michoacán ruled by Nuño de Guzmán who was a tyrant that tortured the indigenous people of the area. Spain would recall him and in his place a kinder ruler named Vasco de Quiroga (a bishop) would arrive. He was able to rebuild and repair the relationship between the indigenous people and the Spanish that Guzmán had destroyed. In Quiroga’s honor, they erected a statue of him over a fountain on the plaza Vasco de Quiroga. Just as Quiroga was honored for his defense of the weak Michelangelo’s David was a biblical
statue of David (the little guy) defeating the giant and standing guard for the city of Florence.