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Ruined Spanish Mission Bell Tower – Tumacacori – Arizona

July 25, 2022 0 Comments

Ruined Spanish Mission Bell Tower - Tumacacori - Arizona

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The ruined bell tower atop the historic Tumacacori Spanish Mission Church, located outside of Tubac, Arizona. The mission dates back to as early as 1691, and was founded by the Jesuit priest Father Eusebio Francisco Kino of the Franciscan order. However the present building dates back only to 1753. The name of the Church translates as “The Mission of Saint Joseph of the Rocky Flat Place”. The building is considered of Spanish Colonial architectural design and is similar in nature to other Spanish mission churches found in California and New Mexico.

The primary mission of the church was the conversion of the local Pima Indians, and more specifically the Tohono O’odham band.

The Franciscans are a monastic Christian religious order within the Catholic Church, that was founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209.

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Route 66 Sign – Old Fuel Storage Tank – Arizona

July 24, 2022 0 Comments

Route 66 Sign - Old Fuel Storage Tank - Arizona

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Route 66, one of America’s original and most famous highways, has gone by a variety of names, including; U.S. Highway 66, the Will Rogers Highway, the Mother Road, and the Main Street of America. It dates back to 1926, appears in John Steinbeck’s the “Grapes of Wraith”, and was a primary route for westward migration during the Dust Bowl, and the Great Depression. Its original route went from Chicago, Illinois down through Texas and ending in Santa Monica, California. Today it has been largely replaced by the Interstate system, and state highways.

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Spanish Mission San Xavier del Bac – Tucson, Arizona

May 9, 2021 0 Comments

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One of the distinguishing cultural and architectural aspects of the American Southwest are historic remnants of Catholic missions that were established by the Empire of Spain in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. The goal unlike the conquest of Mexico and South America for gold and riches, was to save the souls of native american indians the Spanish saw as pagans.

The Spanish Catholic Mission San Xavier del Bac was founded ten miles south of modern day Tucson, Arizona. It was founded in 1692 by Father Eusebio Kino, who also started the Tumacacori Spanish Mission just to the south near the border with Mexico. During his life, Eusebio established more than 24 missions, and country chapels in Pimería Alta (Sonora) and Baja California.

This mission was named after Francis Xavier, a Christian missionary and a founder of the Jesuit Order. The current church was completed in 1797, after the previous structure was destroyed by the Apaches. Its primary mission was the conversion of the local Pima Indians, and more specifically the Tohono O’odham band.

The church employees white stucco and a ornate Moorish-inspired architectural design.

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