 Their place of origin is unknown; however, it is known that their food and livelihood depended on their hunter-gatherer activities.The main events of society tarascan are described in the aforementioned "Relacion de Michoacan"; this 16th-century document mentions the Tarascan arrival at Zacapú, "Naranja de Tapia", where they established alliances through the marriage of Ireti-Ticátame ("guide and lord"), with a local woman.Later, they were forced to leave and headed towards the Patzcuaro Basin.