Carindapaz is a small town in
Senguio
Senguio is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán, located approximately east of the state capital of Morelia.
Geography
The municipality of Senguio is located at an elevation between in the Sierra de Mil Cumbres mountain range in no ...
,
Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
, Mexico.
In 1785,
Bishop of Morelia began financing the 's construction to supply drinking water to his stores in
Morelia
Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid) is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital and larg ...
, then Valladolid. It sourced the water from Carindapaz, , and 's springs. It was completed in 1789 at a cost of 100,000 pesos.
As of May 2022, it has been the sight of cartel violence between the
Jalisco New Generation Cartel and
La Familia Michoacana
La Familia Michoacana, (English: ''The Michoacán Family'') La Familia (English: ''The Family''), or LFM is a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Michoacán. They are known to produce large amounts ...
.
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References
Populated places in Michoacán
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