Spanish missions in Arizona
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Beginning in the 16th century
History
Early Franciscan missions
The indigenous peoples of Arizona remained unknown to European explorers until 1540 when
In 1680, the Pueblo Revolt resulted in the destruction of all three missions, greatly limiting Spanish influence in the region. Subsequent attempts to reestablish the missions in Hopi villages were met with repeated failures. The former mission is still visible today as a ruin.
Jesuit missions
In the spring of 1687, the
Father Kino founded missions San Xavier and San Gabriel at the Piman communities of Bac and Guevavi along the Santa Cruz River.
Late Franciscan missions
Following the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767, the Franciscans from the college of Santa Cruz in Querétaro took over responsibility in the Pimería Alta missions. Meanwhile, other Franciscans from the college of San Fernando in Mexico City under the leadership of Junípero Serra, were assigned to replace the Jesuits in the Baja California missions of the lower Las Californias Province.
Under the administration of Franciscan
Following the Mexican War of Independence and the expulsion of all Spanish-born priests from the region in 1828, the remaining missions were gradually abandoned. Mission San Xavier del Bac was the last mission to be abandoned, with the last priest leaving for Spain in 1837.
Missions
Name | Image | Location | Date founded | Order | Notes |
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Mission San Francisco de Oraibi | Oraibi | 1629 | Franciscans | Destroyed during the 1680 Pueblo Revolt. In ruins. | |
Mission San Bernardo de Aguatubi | near Jeddito | 1629 | Franciscans | Destroyed during the 1680 Pueblo Revolt. Rebuilt in the 1690s before it and the surrounding village was destroyed in 1700. In ruins. | |
Mission San Bartolomé de Shungópove | Second Mesa | 1629 | Franciscans | Destroyed during the 1680 Pueblo Revolt. In ruins. | |
Mission San Cayetano del Tumacácori | Tumacacori | January 1691 | Jesuits | The mission abandoned during the 1751 O'odham Uprising and rebuilt as Mission San José de Tumacácori to the west of the Santa Cruz River . Non-extant.
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Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi | near Beyerville | 1691 | Jesuits | Abandoned in 1775. The church ruins date to 1751. | |
Mission San Xavier del Bac | near Tucson | 1692 | Jesuits | 1692–1770, 1783–1837, 1859–present. The extant mission church was completed in 1797.[1] | |
Mission San Cayetano de Calabazas | Rio Rico | 1755 | Jesuits | Abandoned in 1786. | |
Mission San José de Tumacácori | Tumacacori | 1757 | Jesuits | Located west of the site of Mission San Cayetano del Tumacácori. Abandoned in 1828. | |
Mission San Cosme y Damián de Tucsón | Tucson | 1768 | Franciscans | Established as a visita in 1692. Elevated to the status of mission in 1768. Abandoned in 1828. Non-extant. | |
Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción | Winterhaven | October 1780 | Franciscans | Located in California but administered as part of the Pimería Alta missions. Destroyed during a Quechan raid from July 17–19, 1781. Non-extant. A reconstruction of the mission was completed in 1923, which currently serves as a parish church. | |
Mission San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer | near Bard | January 7, 1781 | Franciscans | Located in California but administered as part of the Pimería Alta missions. Destroyed during a Quechan raid from July 17–19, 1781. Non-extant. |
See also
On Spanish Missions in neighboring regions:
- Spanish missions in California
- Spanish missions in New Mexico
- Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert (including Sonora and southern Arizona)
On general missionary history:
- Catholic Church and the Age of Discovery
- List of the oldest churches in Mexico
On colonial Spanish American history:
References
- ^ "San Xavier Mission Organization site". Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2022-04-25.