Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi
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La Misión de San Gabriel de Guevavi was founded by Jesuit missionary priests Eusebio Kino and Juan María de Salvatierra in 1691. Subsequent missionaries called it San Rafael and San Miguel, resulting in the common historical name of Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi (O'odham: Geʼe Wawhia).
Quick Facts Location, Name as founded ...
Location | near Tumacácori, Arizona |
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Name as founded | La Misión de San Gabriel de Guevavi |
English translation | The Mission of Saint Gabriel of the Big Spring |
Patron | Saint Gabriel |
Founding date | 1701 |
Founding priest(s) | Father Eusebio Francisco Kino Father Salvatierra |
Native tribe(s) Spanish name(s) | Pima Tohono O'odham |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Current use | Historical Monument |
Guevavi Mission Ruins | |
Location | Tumacácori National Historical Park, Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
Nearest city | Nogales, Arizona |
Coordinates | 31°24′35.67″N 110°54′9.68″W |
Built | 1751 |
Architect | Joachin de Casares |
NRHP reference No. | 71000119 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 5, 1971[1] |
Designated NHL | June 21, 1990[2] |
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Located in what is now Arizona, near Tumacácori, the mission served as a district headquarters for the Jesuits.