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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY — PUBLICATION NO. 1 1 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES 



Plate 1 



The Lake PAtzcuaro Basin from the air. View looking 

 north and east from about 13,000 feet above the ter- 

 rain. The city of Pdtzeuaro Hes near the lower right- 

 hand corner. The upper body of Lake Pdtzcuaro is 

 the Seno de Quiroga, at the east end of which are the 

 lowlands between Quiroga and Patambicho known as 

 the Llano de Tzintzuntzan. The arrow points to the 

 location of Quiroga in the cove back from the lake 

 shore. The mountain dominating the central penin- 

 sula is Taridcuri, east of which is Cerro Yahuarato. 

 Between these two mountains and near the shores of 

 the Seno de Quiroga is Tzintzuntzan. The lake ap- 

 parently beneath the clouds in the upper right-hand 

 corner is Lake Cuitzeo on the Michoacdn-Guanajuato 

 boundary. The lowlands northwest of the Pdtzcuaro 

 Basin hold the upper waters of the Rfo Angulo-R!o de 

 la Patera-Zacapu drainage system. All of the muni- 

 cipio of Quiroga is visible in the crescent area between 

 Lake Pdtzcuaro and the highlands culminating in 

 Tzirate (the mountain mass north of the upper arm of 

 the lake), together with the small part of the munici- 

 pality which lies outside of the Lake Pdtzcuaro 

 drainage to the east of Tzirate. 



Plate 2 



The highland ranches of Quiroga. View northward. A 

 portion of the rancho Sanambo is in the extreme lower 

 right-hand corner. The large field-topped hill just 

 left of center is the Cerro Azul, and the smaller hill 

 with a rectangular field on top just to the right of cen- 

 ter is the Cerro Irauco. The large mass on the left 

 margin is the Cerro Tzirate. Just below the X at the 

 east side of the dark-colored fan-shaped lavaflow is 

 the rancho IcuAcato. The road from Chucdndiro to 

 Quiroga can be traced from Icud.cato, along the margin 

 of the lavaflow, down to the plan and joya and rancho 

 of La Tirfmicua (XX), and off the plate at the left 

 where it skirts the Mesa de Santiago and starts to 

 descend to Quiroga. The XXX mark the location 

 of rancho Carlngaro. The light-colored areas in the 

 middle and foreground represent pastures, cut-over 

 lands, and cultivated fields. The dark lines that wan- 

 der over the light background represent bands of vege- 

 tation — along roads and paths, and along arroyos. 

 The northeastern boundary of Quiroga against the 

 municipality of Morelia has been inked in for a short 

 distance on either side of the volcanic cone above 

 Capula. 



Plate 3 



The Villa de Quiroga from the air. The Villa de Quiroga 

 is the large settlement in the lower part of the plate. 

 The Pueblo de Santa Fe is at the top. At the second 

 curve in the highway near the left margin (X) is the 

 rancho Patambicho, and near the bottom margin and 

 a little left of center (XX) is the rancho Zirandan- 

 gacho. The Cerro Huarapo is the hill between 



Quiroga and the lake. The compound delta of the 

 arroyos del Salto and del Pueblo Nuevo is quite evi- 

 dent at the toe of the lake. The nearly straight tree- 

 dotted road which extends left from Quiroga toward 

 the lake (just below the Cerro Huarapo) is the 

 Calle del Muelle or Embarcadero, and forms part of 

 the boundary between Santa Fe and Quiroga. 



Plate 4 



a, View taken from cultivated field on slopes of Cerro 

 Azul, about 500 meters above the surface of the lake. 

 The central area is occupied by the lower part (plan 

 and joya) of the hanging valley of La Tirimicua. 

 Some of the house-groups of this disperse rancho are 

 visible. A portion of the lake plain is visible. Qui- 

 roga is hidden by the hill (Cerro de la Muneca) just 

 beyond La Tirfmicua. The peninsula in the back- 

 ground is that of Taridcuri or Tzintzuntzan. 



6, View from the lower slopes of the Cerro de la Muneca 

 (about 70 meters above the lake). The eucalyptus 

 and cypress trees of the cemetery dominate the mid- 

 dle foreground. The clock tower of La Concepci6n 

 church is outlined against the Cerro Huarapo. 



Plate 5 



a, View slightly north of east of the Villa de Quiroga 

 nestled in its corner or rincdn. Taken from the 

 Cerro Huarapo. The highest mountain in the back- 

 ground is the Cerro Azul. To the right of the Cerro 

 Azul is the Cerro Irauco; and below and to the left 

 is the Cerro de la Muneca. The foreground is occu- 

 pied by a portion of the upper lake plain. The road 

 crossing the middle foreground marks the limits 

 between the Villa de Quiroga and the Pueblo de 

 Santa Fe. 



6, View northwest over the Villa de Quiroga from the 

 Cerro de la Cruz. The main paved highway from 

 Mexico and Morelia enters from the right in the fore- 

 ground. The slight angle in the highway marks the 

 center of town and the juncture of the Pdtzcuaro 

 highway (which comes in from the left) with Federal 

 highway No. 4 (Mexico-Guadalajara). The nearer 

 limb of the highway, from the curve to the center 

 of town, is the Calle de Benito Judrez, and the far- 

 ther continuation is the Calle de Zaragoza. The 

 largest structure to the left of the highway is the 

 parish church. The broad street to the right of 

 and parallel with Benito Judrez is the Calle de 

 Morelos. The mountains in the background form 

 the northwestern limits of the Pdtzcuaro Basin. 



Plate 6 



o, View down Calle Benito Judrez, decorated with colored 

 paper streamers on the Dfa de la Cruz, Maj' 3. The 

 houses on the left side of the street have uniform 

 facades constructed by the Government after the 

 street was widened by cutting off the front portions 



