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Michoacán

American  
[mee-chaw-ah-kahn] / ˌmi tʃɔ ɑˈkɑn /

noun

  1. a state in SW Mexico. 23,196 sq. mi. (60,080 sq. km). Morelia.


Michoacán British  
/ mitʃoaˈkan /

noun

  1. a state of SW Mexico, on the Pacific: rich mineral resources. Capital: Morelia. Pop: 3 979 177 (2000). Area: 59 864 sq km (23 114 sq miles)

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Born to farmers in Michoacán state, Oseguera immigrated illegally the United States in his teens.

From Los Angeles Times

El Mencho himself comes from Michoacán and grew up in poverty, like so many people do in that area of Mexico and in Mexico in general.

From Slate

But when you listen to people who go through this at the local level, when you listen to our colleagues in Sinaloa, in Tamaulipas, in Michoacán, in Guanajuato, even in Jalisco, and you see the fear on their faces, and then you talk to the people of Culiacán, and see how ingrained this is, how powerful these people are, how deep their tentacles go into politics, business, you name it, then the gravity of the situation really, really hits you.

From Slate

But blockades continued in isolated parts of Jalisco and neighboring Michoacan state.

From Barron's

But U.S. citizens were still urged to shelter in place in Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Ciudad Guzman, Tijuana Chiapas and Michoacan.

From Los Angeles Times