The
Jesuit
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missionary Clemente Guillén founded Mission Dolores in 1721 and sponsored by the
Marqués de Villapuente de la Peña, on the Gulf coast of
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...
, Mexico, about midway between
Loreto and
La Paz
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities ...
in
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...
, Mexico. The mission was dedicated to
Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows ( la, Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows ( la, Mater Dolorosa, link=no), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names ...
.
History
Dolores drew its initial neophytes from the earlier, unsuccessful mission at
Malibat or Ligüí to the north.
In 1723, the mission site was moved to the
Guaycura settlement of Apaté, about 4 kilometers inland from the coast. It was moved again in 1741 by Lambert Hostell to a location which had previously functioned as its ''visita'' of La Pasión, known as Chillá or Tañuetía ("place of the ducks"), about 25 kilometers southwest of Apaté.The mission was subsequently reduced to the status of a ''visita'' of
Mission San Luis Gonzaga.
It was finally abandoned in 1768, when the
Franciscan
The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...
s took over control of the Baja California missions from the Jesuits. The remaining neophytes were relocated to
Todos Santos.
See also
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List of Jesuit sites
This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus. In each country, sites are listed in chronological order of start of Jesuit association.
Nearly all these sites have bee ...
References
* Guillén, Clemente. 1979. ''Clemente Guillén, Explorer of the South: Diaries of the Overland Expeditions to Bahía Madgalena and La Paz, 1719, 1720–1720''. Edited by
W. Michael Mathes
William Michael Mathes (April 15, 1936 – August 13, 2012) was an American historian and academic who focused on the histories of Mexico and Spain. Mathes was a leading expert on the history of Baja California. His articles can be found in the '' ...
. Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles.
* Vernon, Edward W. 2002. ''Las Misiones Antiguas: The Spanish Missions of Baja California, 1683–1855''. Viejo Press, Santa Barbara, California.
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Missions in Baja California Sur
Loreto Municipality (Baja California Sur)
1721 establishments in New Spain