Mission San Luis Bacoancos
San Luis Bacoancos, also called San Luis de Babi,[1] was a Spanish mission in the Sonoran desert.
History
Jesuit missionary Eusebio Kino established the site in January 1697. It was designated as a visita of Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi in 1701, under the authority of the missionary priest Juan San Martin. A church was built sometime before 1706.[2]
In 1745, the missions of San Luis Bacoancos and San Lázaro had a combined population of 800 Pimas. The mission was deserted in 1763.[3]
References
- Back to citation Kino, Eusebio Francisco (1919). Kino's Historical Memoir of Pimeria Alta: A Contemporary Account of the Beginnings of California, Sonora, and Arizona. Arthur H. Clark Company. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-598-28670-3. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- Back to citation Roca, Paul M. (1967). Paths of the Padres Through Sonora: An Illustrated History & Guide to Its Spanish Churches. Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society. p. 76. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- Back to citation Hadley, Diana (1995). Land Use History of the San Rafael Valley, Arizona (1540-1960). Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 21. Retrieved 12 December 2024.