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== Spanish Period (1692-1822) == | == Spanish Period (1692-1822) == | ||
A Spanish Mission established in 1692 by Father Eusebio Kino as one of a chain of missions in what is now the Mexican state of Sonora and southern Arizona. The original mission was located several miles from the current location and was vulnerable to hostile Indian attacks. The first mission was destroyed by Indians about 1770 and it was moved to the current location and rebuilt. In 1775 the [[Presidio of Tucson]] was built close by to provide protection for the nearby missions and their flocks. | A Spanish Mission established in 1692 by Father Eusebio Kino as one of a chain of missions in what is now the Mexican state of Sonora and southern Arizona. The original mission was located several miles from the current location and was vulnerable to hostile Indian attacks. The first mission was destroyed by Indians about 1770 and it was moved to the current location and rebuilt. In 1775 the [[Presidio of Tucson]] was built close by to provide protection for the nearby missions and their flocks. | ||
The centerpiece of the mission was the church and the current church was built between 1783-1793. | |||
== Mexican Period (1822-1853) == | == Mexican Period (1822-1853) == | ||
Control of the mission system passed from the Spanish to the new Mexican Government at the end of the [[Mexican War of Independence]] in 1822. Mexican troops garrisoned the Presidios and the government established new laws secularizing the missions and sending Spanish priests back to Spain in 1828. The San Xavier del Bac Mission remained vacant from 1828 to 1859. The Mexican garrisons remained until1856 when the Gadsden Purchase was implemented and all of present day southern Arizona became part of the U.S. | |||
== American Period (1853-Present) == | == American Period (1853-Present) == | ||
Revision as of 18:27, 16 October 2012
Mission San Xavier del Bac (1692-1828) - A Spanish Mission established in 1692 by Father Eusebio Kino in present day Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Abandoned in 1828.
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Spanish Period (1692-1822)
A Spanish Mission established in 1692 by Father Eusebio Kino as one of a chain of missions in what is now the Mexican state of Sonora and southern Arizona. The original mission was located several miles from the current location and was vulnerable to hostile Indian attacks. The first mission was destroyed by Indians about 1770 and it was moved to the current location and rebuilt. In 1775 the Presidio of Tucson was built close by to provide protection for the nearby missions and their flocks.
The centerpiece of the mission was the church and the current church was built between 1783-1793.
Mexican Period (1822-1853)
Control of the mission system passed from the Spanish to the new Mexican Government at the end of the Mexican War of Independence in 1822. Mexican troops garrisoned the Presidios and the government established new laws secularizing the missions and sending Spanish priests back to Spain in 1828. The San Xavier del Bac Mission remained vacant from 1828 to 1859. The Mexican garrisons remained until1856 when the Gadsden Purchase was implemented and all of present day southern Arizona became part of the U.S.
American Period (1853-Present)
Current Status
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 10865
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Location: Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Maps & Images Lat: 32.10724 Long: -111.00786 |
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- Wikipedia - Mission San Xavier del Bac
- Mission San Xavier del Bac Site
- Mission San Xavier del Bac History
Visited: 31 Oct 2009
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