Santo Corazón is a village in
San Matías Municipality in
Ángel Sandoval Province
Ángel Sandoval Province is one of the fifteen provinces of the Bolivian Santa Cruz Department and is situated in the department's eastern parts.
Location
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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 ...
, eastern
Bolivia
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. The mission of Santo Corazón is one of the
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
The Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos are located in Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia. Six of these former missions (all now secular municipalities) collectively were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990. Distinguished by a un ...
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Santo Corazón has a population of 774 as of the 2012 census.
History
In 1760, the 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.
List of some Jesuit missions
* Circular Mission ...
of Santo Corazón was founded by Jesuit missionaries Antonio Gaspar and José Chueca.
Languages
Today, Camba
Camba is a word historically used in Bolivia to refer to the indigenous population in the eastern tropical region of the country, or to those born in the area of Santa Cruz, Beni, and Pando. Nowadays, the term "Camba" is used predominantly to ...
Spanish is the most commonly used everyday language.
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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References
Populated places in Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
Buildings and structures in Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
Tourist attractions in Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
Churches in Bolivia
Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos
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