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Mission San Cosme Y Damián De Tucsón
Mission San Cosme y Damián de Tucsón ( es, Misión San Cosme y Damián de Tucsón), originally known as Mission San Agustín del Tucson ( es, Misión de San Agustín del Tucson), was a Spanish mission located in present-day Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, Pima County, Arizona. It was established in 1692 by Society of Jesus, Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino as a ''Asistencias, visita'', or "visiting chapel", of the nearby Mission San Xavier del Bac. Today, almost nothing remains of the original complex. Location The mission was located along the western bank of the Santa Cruz River (Arizona), Santa Cruz River, at the base of Sentinel Peak (Arizona), Sentinel Peak or "A" Mountain. The Sobaipuri village of ''Chuk Shon'', meaning "at the foot of the black mountain", was located nearby. History The mission would be built, near the Sobaipuri village of ''Chuk Shon'' which Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino named ''San Cosmé del Tucson''. Here Father Kino established a ''Asistenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucson
, "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map outlining Tucson , image_map1 = File:Pima County Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tucson highlighted.svg , mapsize1 = 250px , map_caption1 = Location within Pima County , pushpin_label = Tucson , pushpin_map = USA Arizona#USA , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Arizona##Location within the United States , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = County , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_name1 = Arizona , subdivision_name2 = Pima , established_title = Founded , established_date = August 20, 1775 , established_title1 = Incorporated , e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
