 According to the "Relación de Michoacán" a visionary leader of the Purépecha named Tariácuri decided to gather the communities around Lake Pátzcuaro into one strong state.Around 1300 he undertook the first conquests and installed his sons Hiripan and Tangáxoan as lords of Ihuatzio and Tzintzuntzan respectively, himself ruling from Pátzcuari city.By the death of Taríacuri (around 1350), his lineage was in control of all the major centers around Lake Pátzcuaro.