Xacona

Xacona belongs to the fertile valley country of western Michoacán, where water and cultivated ground support maize, gardens, and varied local production. Communities exchange food, craft goods, and resources from neighboring uplands, linking settlements through markets and familiar paths. The landscape lies within western Mesoamerica, whose political and cultural traditions differed from those of the central Mexican basin. Productive valleys can support dense relationships even when surrounding hills make travel more demanding.

Jacona was subject to Purépecha territorial and tributary authority before the Spanish conquest. Its earlier settlement, known as Jacona la Vieja, was distinct from the present town site. In the sixteenth century Augustinian friar Sebastián de Trasierra promoted the community's move to the present location, traditionally dated to 1555. The change came amid a wider reorganization of Michoacán under Spanish rule, while Indigenous communities continued to cultivate land and sustain local ties.