Tumacacori

Tumacacori National Historical Park is an easy drive down I19. The mission was founded by Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, although it hasn’t been restored and was and is nowhere near as ornate as San Xavier Del Bac.

An interpretation of the interior.

Father Kino was the first Jesuit missionary permanently assigned to the Pimeria Alta region of New Spain and arrived at Tumacacori in 1691. He spent the next 24 years travelling through the region, mapping the area, establishing new supply routes and overseeing the missions he established, he died in 1711.

In 1767-1768 the Jesuits were expelled from the region and the Franciscans took over the missions.

The original Jesuit church with the later church in the back ground.

Around 1800 the Franciscans began building a larger church, lack of funds and constant Apache attacks brought construction to a halt. The final phase of construction started in 1823. After constant Apache attacks and a severe winter in 1848 the last residents left Tumacacori and in 1843 after the Gadsden Purchase Tumacacori became part of the USA.

The mortuary chapel, cemetery and rear of the mission.

The Granary and storage area.

The replica of the mission garden was built by the National Park Service in 1937.

After that we came home and sat in the sun.

Have fun, we are!