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: Born in Apatzingán, Michoacán, Moreno grew up in extreme poverty, which he later used to justify his criminal path.
Blog Post: The Enigma of Nazario Moreno and the Forbidden "Bible" of the Tierra Caliente
Nazario Moreno was a co-founder and ideological leader of the (Caballeros Templarios) in Michoacán, Mexico. Before that, he was a top commander in La Familia Michoacana . Unlike traditional cartel bosses, Moreno carried a self-written “pseudo-religious” handbook that ordered members to follow a twisted moral code—protect the poor, avoid selling meth to locals, and never betray the brotherhood. He even claimed to have died and been resurrected (authorities declared him killed in 2010, only to find him alive years later; he was finally killed in 2014).
