Coeneo de la Libertad is a town and municipal seat of the Coeneo municipality, located in the north central area of the

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Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

. The name Coeneo means "place of birds".

History

In the year 1530 Friar Martín de la Coruña was the first to come into contact with the natives of the lands that now make up the present-day Coeneo. He quickly gained trust, affection, and respect, and convinced the natives to convert to the Catholic faith. However, the Spanish conquistador

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attempted to rob the natives of their possessions and abuse them for refusing to comply. This caused a period where the natives went back into the mountains and to destroy the progress that Martín de la Coruña had made. It was until the Friar

Jacob Dacian Jacob the Dacian (Spanish: Jacobo Daciano; Latin: Jacobus de Dacia; c. 1484 – 1566) was a Danish-born Franciscan friar. He achieved fluency in eight languages and fame among the indigenous people of Michoacán as a righteous and helpful ...

succeeded de la Coruña that dialogue began again. An arrangement was made in 1542 for a few families to reallocate to the location now known as Coeneo due to a scarcity of water around the region. Once the new community was established plans were drafted to construct the town's church, a town square, and a patron was given "La Virgen del Rosario."

Demographics

As of the

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of 2005, there were 3616 people residing in the town.

Education

Coeneo enjoys a diverse set of both public and private schools. *Two pre-elementary schools *A public elementary school *A private elementary school - Institucion Educativa y Cultural Coeneo *A public middle school - Escuela secundaria tecnica #61 *A COBAM (high school) *A center for adult education

Economy

The area around Coeneo is centered on agriculture where

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and

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are the main crops cultivated. Non-agricultural industries are mainly related to construction materials, financial institutions, and small family-operated businesses.

Towns in Coeneo municipality

*Coeneo de la Libertad *Santiago Azajo *La Cañada *Pretoria *El Rodeo *Tunguitiro *San Isidro *Cotiro *Matugeo * Ojo De Agüita *Colonia Benito Juarez *El Transvaal *Zipiajo *El Cobrero *Colonia Primo Tapia *Laredo *Quencio *San Pedro Tacaro *Bellas Fuentes *La Cofradia *Emiliano Zapata *Comanja *Aguas Caliente *Chahueto *La Constitución

Transportation

There are several bus lines that serve the routes to Huaniqueo, Morelia or Zacapu such as "Autobuses Bellas Fuentes", "Autobuses Ciénega de Zacapu" and "Norte de Michoacán", in addition to providing a foreign and suburban collective service to Zipiajo, El Cobrero, and Tinguitiro.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coeneo De La Libertad Populated places in Michoacán Municipalities of Michoacán