The Visita de la Presentación was a Catholic visita located in Baja California Sur,

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. The visita was founded by

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missionary

Francisco Palóu Francesc Palou (in Catalan) or Francisco Palóu (1723–1789) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary, administrator and historian on the Baja California Peninsula and in Alta California. Palóu made significant contributions to the Alta California ...

in 1769 as an extension of

Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó was a Spanish mission in San Javier, Baja California Sur, on the Baja California peninsula. It was built during the colonial era of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The site is in present-day Lor ...

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The visita is located about north of

. The visita was abandoned in 1817. Substantial remnants of stone structures and the water system survive.

References

* Vernon, Edward W. 2002. ''Las Misiones Antiguas: The Spanish Missions of Baja California, 1683-1855''. Viejo Press, Santa Barbara, California. Missions in Baja California Sur Loreto Municipality (Baja California Sur) 1769 establishments in New Spain Junípero Serra {{Christianity-stub

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