Spanish missions in South America
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The Spanish missions in South America comprise a series of Jesuit Catholic
religious outposts established by Spanish
Catholics in order to spread the Christian
doctrine among the local natives.
(Note: The above are Portuguese translations of the original names)
Catholic
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religious outposts established by Spanish
Spain
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Catholics in order to spread the Christian
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doctrine among the local natives.
Argentina
- Mission San Ignacio MiníSan Ignacio MiníSan Ignacio Miní was one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period near present-day San Ignacio valley, some 60km north of Posadas, Misiones Province, Argentina....
(1632), in Misiones ProvinceMisiones ProvinceMisiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamiсa region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes Province of Argentina to the southwest.- History :The province was... - Mission Nuestra Señora de Santa AnaNuestra Señora de Santa AnaReducción de Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana was one of the many missions or reductions founded in the 17th century by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period....
(1637), in Misiones Province - Mission Nuestra Señora de LoretoNuestra Señora de LoretoReducción de Nuestra Señora de Loreto was one of the many missions or reductions founded in the 17th century by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period....
(1610), in Misiones Province - Mission Santa María la MajorSanta María la MayorReducción de Santa María la Mayor , located in the Santa María Department of the Misiones Province, Argentina, at approximate coordinates , was one of the missions or reductions founded in the 17th century by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period.-Jesuit Reductions:The...
(1626), in Misiones Province - Mission Candelaria
- Mission Corpus
- Mission San Carlos
- Mission San José
- Mission Martires
- Mission San Javier
- Mission Conception
- Mission Apostoles
- Mission Santo Tomé
- Mission Yapeiu
- Mission La Cruz
- Jesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaThe Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba are a former Jesuit reduction built by missionaries in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, named a World Heritage Site in 2000....
(1615), in CórdobaCórdoba, ArgentinaCórdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
Bolivia
- Mission San Francisco Javier
- Mission Conception
- Mission Santa Ana
- Mission San Miguel
- Mission San Rafael
- Mission San José
- Mission Sao Joaquin (1747)
- Mission San Estanislao (1747)
- Mission Belen (1760)
Brazil
- Mission São Miguel das MissõesSão Miguel das MissõesSão Miguel das Missões is a Unesco World Heritage site located in the small town of São Miguel das Missões in the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul, a state in southern Brazil. It is also known as São Miguel Arcanjo and by its Spanish language name San Miguel...
(São Miguel Arcanjo) (1687), the chief mission of the seven in Brazil - Mission Santo Ângelo (1706)
- Mission São Francisco de Borja (1682)
- Mission São Nicolau
- Mission São Luiz Gonzaga
- Mission São Lourenço Mártir (1690)
- Mission São João Batista (1697).
(Note: The above are Portuguese translations of the original names)
Paraguay
- Mission San Ignacio Guazù (1609)
- Mission Santa Rosa de Lima (1698)
- Mission Santa Maria da Fé (1647)
- Mission San Cosme y Damian (1652), also an astronomic observatoryObservatoryAn observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
- Mission Santiago (1651)
- Mission Itapua (present-day EncarnaciónEncarnaciónEncarnación means incarnation in Spanish.Encarnación may also refer to:People:* Edwin Encarnación , Major League Baseball third baseman* José Encarnación, Jr...
) - Mission Jesus de Tavarangué (1685)
- Mission La Santisima Trinidad de ParanáLa Santisima Trinidad de ParanáLa Santisima Trinidad de Paraná, or the Holy Trinity of Paraná is the name of a former Jesuit mission in Paraguay. It is an example of one of the many Jesuit Reductions, small colonies established by the missionaries in various locations in South America throughout the 17th and 18th century...
(1706), near present-day Encarnación
See also
- Jesuit ReductionsJesuit ReductionsA Jesuit Reduction was a type of settlement for indigenous people in Latin America created by the Jesuit Order during the 17th and 18th centuries. In general, the strategy of the Spanish Empire was to gather native populations into centers called Indian Reductions , in order to Christianize, tax,...
- Catholic Church and the Age of Discovery
- Spanish colonization of the AmericasSpanish colonization of the AmericasColonial expansion under the Spanish Empire was initiated by the Spanish conquistadores and developed by the Monarchy of Spain through its administrators and missionaries. The motivations for colonial expansion were trade and the spread of the Christian faith through indigenous conversions...
- Guarani WarGuarani WarThe Guarani War of 1756, also called the War of the Seven Reductions, took place between the Guaraní tribes of seven Jesuit Reductions and joint Spanish-Portuguese forces...
- The Mission (1986 film)