Pelota purépecha to 3500 years ago and something very similar to pelota purépecha is depicted on the murals of the Palacio de Tepantitla at Teotihuacan. The sport originated as a representation of a Purepécha legend of a battle between day and night with the flaming ball signifying the sun and the players representing the movement of the universe. The game is played with five or more players. Traditionally the game is played around a block of houses or along four streets, about 6─8 metres wide and 150─200 metres long. The game has since been adapted to be played in parks. A pelota
Venancio García Venancio García Venancio Pérez García (22 April 1921 – 28 November 1994), known simply as Venancio, was a Spanish footballer who played mainly as a forward. From a poor family in Sestao, Biscay, started working at a young age in the Altos Hornos de Vizcaya factory. Tall and powerfully built, he played "pelota mano" (an offshoot of Basque pelota) in his youth, and only became a full-time professional footballer at the age of 24. Venancio started playing the sport as a hobby, whilst he was performing his military service in Vitoria-Gasteiz. After starting out at SD Erandio Club he signed