Mission San Xavier del Bac

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.

Fort Mission San Xavier del Bac Church	Fort Mission San Xavier del Bac Church

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.

Current Status

Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

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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 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2516'

Sources:

Links:

• 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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