Diocese of MichoacánDiócesis de MichoacánTiripetío, Michoacán, MexicoTiripetío, Michoacán, MéxicoMontes de Oca, Pedro de (scribe)Villegas, Juan de (contributor)Santa María, Fray Guillermo de (scribe)Santa María, Fray Guillermo de (signer)Montes de Oca, Pedro de (signer)García Icazbalceta, Joaquín,‏ ‎1825-1894 (collector)1580Description of Tiripitio, located in the Diocese of Michoacan. Census was signed by Fray Guillermo de Santa María and Pedro de Montes de Oca. Document lists Tarasca as the spoken language, topographic features, medicines used, and flora and fauna. Document also contains pages of correspondence, including from Montes de Oca dated 1580 and Fray Guillermo de Santa María dated 1580. Also mentioned are descriptions of the local hierarchy and systems of governance, etymology of names, architecture, farms, churches, hospitals, and monasteries and convents. This is one of a series of responses to a political and cultural survey circulated by King Philip II of Spain titled relaciones geográficas, which were gathered between the years 1579-1585.utblac:7f50756e-7000-43d0-b593-62c80ae36892Spanishhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Relaciones Geográficas of Mexico and Guatemala54 pages; 31 cmIndigenous peoples--Mexico--History--SourcesNew Spain--Description and travelNew Spain--History--SourcesNew Spain--Maps, ManuscriptSpain--Colonies--History--SourcesMexico--History--16th century--SourcesManuscripts, MexicanPueblos indígenas--México--Historia--FuentesNueva España--Descripción y viajeNueva España--Historia--FuentesNueva España--Mapas, ManuscritosEspaña--Colonias--Historia--FuentesMéxico--Historia--Siglo XVI--FuentesManuscritos, MexicanosRelación de Tiripitiotext