Pelota purépecha purépecha has a diameter of 12─14 cm. Balls not intended to be set on fire were originally made from hundreds of monarch butterfly cocoons but are now made from natural fabrics. The fireball version is made from wood and used to be dipped in pine resin to be made flammable though today petrol is substituted. Pelota purépecha Pelota purépecha (Spanish for "Purépecha ball"), called Uárukua Ch'anakua (literally "a game with sticks") in the Purépecha language, is an Indigenous Mexican sport similar to those in the Hockey family. A common variant, distinguished as pasárutakua in Purépecha, uses a ball which has
Bare-handed Pelota First League Bare-handed Pelota First League The Bare-handed Pelota First League ("Campeonato Manomanista") is the most important tournament competition of Hand-pelota category of Basque pelota. It was created in 1940, when the new Basque Pelota Spanish Federation, to have a champion of the category. In its beginnings, the championship was disputed every two years, turning into an annual tournament since 1950. The first champion was Atano III. Retegi II, holds the title of most wins with 11, 9 consecutives. Until 1995 the competition system was "stair", the winner of the past year was directly qualified to final and following him the other