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Visita de San José de Magdalena

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18th century Spanish visita in Baja California Sur, Mexico
Visita de San José de Magdalena
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Locationnear San José Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Coordinates27°03′40″N 112°13′25″W / 27.06111°N 112.22361°W / 27.06111; -112.22361 (Visita de San José de Magdalena)
Name as foundedVisita de San José de Magdalena
PatronSaint Joseph
Founding date1774 (1774)
Founding priest(s)Joaquín Valero
Founding OrderDominican
Native tribe(s)
Spanish name(s)
Cochimí

The Visita de San José de Magdalena was a Catholic visita located between Mulegé and Santa Rosalía in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The visita was founded by Dominican missionary Joaquín Valero in 1774 as an extension of Misión Santa Rosalía de Mulegé.

History

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

Building a visita, or subordinate mission station, at the site 16 kilometers west of the Gulf of California was initially proposed by the Franciscan missionary Francisco Palóu prior to the Dominicans' assumption of responsibility for the Baja California missions.

The visita was terminated when the mission at Mulegé was closed in 1828. Ruined walls of stone and adobe brick survive at the site.

See also

References

  • Vernon, Edward W. 2002. Las Misiones Antiguas: The Spanish Missions of Baja California, 1683–1855. Viejo Press, Santa Barbara, California.
Spanish missions in Baja California


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