Mission San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer
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This article is about the mission near Yuma, Arizona. For the one in southern Arizona, see Mission San Pedro y San Pablo del Tubutama. For the one in California, see San Pedro y San Pablo Asistencia.
Mission San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer was founded on January 7, 1781, by Spanish Padre Francisco Garcés, to protect the Anza Trail where it forded the Colorado River, between the Mexican provinces of Alta California and New Navarre.
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Location | Imperial County, California, near Yuma, Arizona |
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Coordinates | 32°48′59″N 114°30′54″W |
Name as founded | La Misión de San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer |
English translation | The Mission of Saint Peter and Saint Paul of Bicuñer |
Patron | The Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
Founding date | January 7, 1781 |
Founding priest(s) | Father Francisco Garcés [1] |
Founding Order | Franciscan |
Native tribe(s) Spanish name(s) | Quechan Yuma |
Current use | Nonextant |
Reference no. | #921 |
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The settlement, located about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Yuma Crossing in present-day California, was not part of the Spanish California missions chain, but was administered as a part of the Arizona missions chain.