The Tarascos were also fascinated by the accounts of how the Chorotegas, of Aztec lineage, had grown tired of the incessant conflicts with other tribes in México, and migrated to a peninsula in Central America called Nicoya.

Chief Greets Curimeo

Yet, life was good on Janitzio, and no one seriously considered leaving. No one, that is, except Curimeo.

Curimeo was a warrior blessed with a powerful physique, who had gained fame in battle against the savage Spaniards. He longed to leave his island and join Huitzilpochtli, the Aztec hummingbird god of war, for a life of adventure.