San Jose de Tumacacori

by Lois Bryan

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San Jose de Tumacacori

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Lois Bryan

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Photograph - Photography / Digital Art

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National Historical Park, located in Tumacacori, Arizona, not far from Tucson.

The Tumacacori Mission was established in 1691 by Father Eusebio Francisco Kino and is the oldest Jesuit mission site in southern Arizona. The mission was originally called San Cayetano del Tumacacori and was located in a different location than the National Monument. It was established at an extant native Oodham or Sobaipuri settlement on the east side of the Santa Cruz river. The location of this Sobaipuri settlement has been identified by archaeologist Deni Seymour who excavated and reported on the original San Cayetano del Tumacacori mission site, revising the earlier opinions of Charles Di Peso as to where this settlement was located.
After the Pima rebellion of 1751, the mission was moved to the present site on the west side of the river and renamed San Jose de Tumacacori. By 1848, the mission was abandoned and began falling into severe disrepair. Preservation and stabilization efforts began in 1908 when the area was declared a National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt and continue today.

The above condensed from Wikipedia and literature from the National Park Service at Tumacacori.

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