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has gloss | eng: The Spanish mission of San Francisco Javier was initially founded by the Jesuit missionary Francisco María Piccolo in 1699 at a spring called Biaundó by the native Cochimí, about 8 kilometers north of the mission's subsequent location. The site was abandoned in 1701 because of a threatened Indian revolt, but was reestablished by Juan de Ugarte in 1702. Several years later, it was moved to the better-watered present location of the community of San Javier, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The energetic Ugarte constructed dams, aqueducts, and stone buildings. Between 1744 and 1758, Miguel del Barco was responsible for building what has been called "the jewel of the Baja California mission churches" (Vernon 2002:26). |
lexicalization | eng: Mision San Francisco Javier de Vigge-Biaundo |
lexicalization | eng: Mision San Francisco Xavier de Vigge-Biaundo |
lexicalization | eng: Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó |
lexicalization | eng: Misión San Francisco Xavier de Viggé-Biaundó |
instance of | c/Missions in Baja California Sur |
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has gloss | spa: La misión de San Francisco Javier de Viggé Biaundó se encuentra a 35 km al sur de la ciudad de Loreto (Baja California Sur). |
lexicalization | spa: Mision de San Francisco Javier de Vigge Biaundo |
lexicalization | spa: Misión de San Francisco Javier de Viggé Biaundó |
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media:img | Mapa de San Javier.jpg |
media:img | Mision San Javier, Mexico.jpg |
media:img | Misión de San Francisco Javier.jpg |
media:img | San Javier map.png |
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