How very sad. Michoacán is a lovely place and used to be a great vacation spot, particularly Pátzcuaro and all around the lake there. Just heavenly. The natives there were among the very last to submit to the Spanish during the conquest. Now it is some kind of hell on earth. I am sure the real Knights Templar are spinning in their graves.
We have a friend who immigrated to the states legally from a pitstop in Michoacán. He started out as a dishwasher at El Torito and wound up opening his own restaurant. Years ago he built a humongous house there since his dad was still there. He used to gather up donated medical equipment, fire trucks, etc, and the firefighters would help him caravan it all down there. He no longer goes down there like he used to because it is too dangerous. Sad.
*** the real Knights Templar are spinning in their graves.***
Maybe Mexico needs a French King! Oh wait, they had one! Didn’t work out well for him.