San José de Chiquitos

Coordinates: 17°51′0″S 60°45′0″W / 17.85000°S 60.75000°W / -17.85000; -60.75000
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San José de Chiquitos, or simply San José, is the capital of

Jesuit Reduction
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The ruins of the mission of San Juan Bautista, one of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, lie near the village of San Juan de Taperas in San José de Chiquitos Municipality.

History

In 1698, the mission of San José was founded by Jesuit missionaries Felipe Suárez and Fr. Dionisio Ávila. The mission hosted the

Penoqui Indians.[2][3]

Languages

Today, Camba Spanish is the most commonly used everyday language.[4] In the past, the Penoqui dialect of Chiquitano was spoken at the mission of San José de Chiquitos.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ World Heritage Site: Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
  2. ^ Lasso Varela, Isidro José (2008-06-26). "Influencias del cristianismo entre los Chiquitanos desde la llegada de los Españoles hasta la expulsión de los Jesuitas" (in Spanish). Departamento de Historia Moderna, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia UNED. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  3. ^ Groesbeck, Geoffrey A. P. (2008). "A Brief History of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos (eastern Bolivia)". Colonialvoyage. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
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  5. ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 60.

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