Villa Mendoza is a small town in the state of

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. It was founded by Justo Mendoza at an unknown date but there are records as early as the 1760s documenting births and baptisms indicating the village's existence. Little by little the town started to grow and its residents decided to name the main street with Mendoza's name. A few houses that were built since the town's founding still exist but are very deteriorated. Villa Mendoza has many legends and even though it is a very peaceful town now, some of those legends still remain alive by those who pass them on. Before it was named Villa Mendoza its name was "'Casas Viejas'" meaning ''old houses''. The houses that are spoken of are made out of

adobe Adobe ( ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for ''mudbrick''. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is used to refer to any kind of e ...

and pre-date the 1800s. (Generally speaking Villa Mendoza has generated countless generations of the families who have migrated generally to the United States, Uruapan Mich, Baja California, and Tierra Caliente.

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