Visita de la Presentación
Appearance
Location in Baja California Location in Mexico | |
Location | Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
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Coordinates | 25°44′36″N 111°31′51″W / 25.74333°N 111.53083°W |
Name as founded | Visita de la Presentación |
Patron | The Presentation of Mary |
Founding date | 1769 |
Founding priest(s) | Francisco Palóu |
Founding Order | Franciscans |
The Visita de la Presentación was a Catholic visita located in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The visita was founded by Franciscan missionary Francisco Palóu in 1769 as an extension of Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó.
Overview
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The visita is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó, and 40 km southwest from Loreto.[1]
The visita was abandoned in 1817. Substantial remnants of stone structures and the water system survive.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "La Presentacion Visita Site · 23893 Baja California Sur, Mexico". La Presentacion Visita Site · 23893 Baja California Sur, Mexico. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ Cultura BCS website (in Spanish)
- Vernon, Edward W. 2002. Las Misiones Antiguas: The Spanish Missions of Baja California, 1683-1855. Viejo Press, Santa Barbara, California.