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Visita de San Telmo

Coordinates: 30°58′05″N 116°05′31″W / 30.96806°N 116.09194°W / 30.96806; -116.09194 (Visita de San Telmo)
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Visita de San Telmo
Visita de San Telmo is located in Baja California
Visita de San Telmo
Location in Baja California
Visita de San Telmo is located in Mexico
Visita de San Telmo
Location in Mexico
LocationSan Telmo, Baja California, Mexico
Coordinates30°58′05″N 116°05′31″W / 30.96806°N 116.09194°W / 30.96806; -116.09194 (Visita de San Telmo)
Name as foundedVisita de San Telmo
PatronSaint Telmo
Founding date1798-1800 (1798-1800)
Founding OrderDominican

The Visita de San Telmo was a Catholic visita located along the Arroyo de San Telmo in Baja California, Mexico. The visita was founded by Dominican missionaries sometime between 1798 and 1800 as an extension of Misión Santo Domingo de la Frontera.

Overview

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Location of the Visita de San Telmo among the Spanish missions in Baja California

The visita was located about 26 km (16 mi) to the northwest of Misión Santo Domingo de la Frontera and 34 km (21 mi) south of Misión San Vicente Ferrer.

When geographer Peveril Meigs investigated the area in 1926, he identified two areas on the Arroyo de San Telmo that had apparently been developed for agricultural use by the Dominicans: San Telmo de Arriba and San Telmo de Abajo, the latter being about 4 kilometers downstream to the southwest from the former.

See also

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References

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  • Meigs, Peveril, III. 1935. The Dominican Mission Frontier of Lower California. University of California Publications in Geography No. 7. Berkeley.