San Juan de Taperas
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San Juan de Taperas is a village in
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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San Juan de Taperas has a population of 832 as of the 2012 census.
History
The
Piñoca tribes. The mission was closed in 1705 due to an epidemic. The reduction would have needed to be relocated, but the Indians refused; hence the mission was closed. In 1713, the mission reopened in a new location.[2][3]
Languages
The Tao (Yúnkarirsh) dialect of Chiquitano was spoken in San Juan.[4]
Today, Camba Spanish, which has many words from Chiquitano, is spoken in San Juan de Taperas.[5]
See also
References
- ^ World Heritage Site: Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 60.
- S2CID 225674786.
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