Churumekua

Churumekua, later known as Churumuco, lies in the hot Balsas country of southern Michoacán. Its name is interpreted as “bird’s beak”. Local history records its incorporation into the Purépecha realm through the campaigns of the lord of La Huacana. In 1798 José María Morelos served as priest at Churumuco and La Huacana before taking charge of the parish of Carácuaro, from which he joined the independence struggle in 1810.