San Ignacio de Zamucos or San Ignacio was a
Jesuit mission
The phrase Jesuit missions usually refers to a Jesuit missionary enterprise in a particular area, involving a large number of Jesuit priests and brothers, and lasting over a long period of time.
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in
Santa Cruz Department
Santa Cruz () is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia, occupying about one-third (33.74%) of the country's territory. With an area of , it is slightly smaller than Japan or the US state of Montana. It is located in the e ...
, Bolivia that was founded in 1724 and abandoned in 1745.
The inhabitants of the mission were the
Zamucoan
Zamucoan (also Samúkoan) is a small language family of Paraguay (northeast Chaco Department, Chaco) and Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia), Santa Cruz Department).
The family has hardly been studied by linguists (as of Adelaar & Muysken 2 ...
-speaking
Ayoreo
The Ayoreo (Ayoreode, Ayoréo, Ayoréode) are an indigenous people of the Gran Chaco. They live in an area surrounded by the Paraguay, Pilcomayo, Parapetí, and Grande Rivers, spanning both Bolivia and Paraguay. There are approximately 5,600 ...
.
Location
The ruins of San Ignacio de Zamucos are located in the southeastern end of the
Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park, near San Ignacio in
Cordillera Province,
Santa Cruz Department
Santa Cruz () is the largest of the nine constituent departments of Bolivia, occupying about one-third (33.74%) of the country's territory. With an area of , it is slightly smaller than Japan or the US state of Montana. It is located in the e ...
. It is located a few kilometers from the Bolivia-Paraguay border and
Cerro San Miguel (or "Cerro de Irala").
History
In 1716, an initial attempt was made at establishing a mission, but the mission was not actually established until 1724.
In 1724, San Ignacio de Zamucos was founded in indigenous
Ayoreo
The Ayoreo (Ayoreode, Ayoréo, Ayoréode) are an indigenous people of the Gran Chaco. They live in an area surrounded by the Paraguay, Pilcomayo, Parapetí, and Grande Rivers, spanning both Bolivia and Paraguay. There are approximately 5,600 ...
("zamucos ugaraños") territory by the Jesuit missionary Agustín Castañares and the friar Ignacio Chomé, as well as Felipe Suárez and
Juan Bautista Zea. However, when Castañares died and the mission was attacked, it was abandoned in 1745. Most of the mission's inhabitants then went on to form part of the population of
San Ignacio de Velasco
San Ignacio de Velasco, is the capital of the José Miguel de Velasco Province and the San Ignacio de Velasco Municipality in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia.
History
The Jesuit mission of San Ignacio de Velasco was founded in 1748 by the ...
.
See also
*
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 ...
*
List of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos
The following table summarizes the history of foundings and relocations of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos.
See also
* Chiquitano language#Historical subgroups
* Jesuit Missions of Moxos
Notes
References
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Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos
Spanish missions in Bolivia
Former populated places in Bolivia
Buildings and structures in Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
18th-century religious buildings and structures
18th century in the Viceroyalty of Peru
Indigenous topics of the Gran Chaco