Mission San Jose
by Maria Coulson
Title
Mission San Jose
Artist
Maria Coulson
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Tumacacori is the site of Mission San Jose de Tumacocori a Franciscan mission built in the late 18th century. It takes its name from an earlier mission site founded by Father Eusebio Kino in 1691, which is on the east side of the Santa Cruz River south of the national park. This Kino-period mission was founded at an extant native O'odham or Sobaipuri settlement and represents the first mission in southern Arizona, but not the first mission in Arizona. The remains of the native settlement are still extant and have been investigated and reported on by archaeologist Deni Seymour.
The later Franciscan mission, which is now a ruin preserved as Tumacocori National Historical Park, was never rebuilt after being abandoned after repeated Apache raids in the 19th century that killed farmers and ranchers in the area and put a stop to the growth of the area's economy.
Proceeds from the sale of this photograph goes to help orphaned and abandoned children in Colombia South America.
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