Misión San Francisco Borja de Adac was a Spanish mission established in 1762 by the
Jesuit Wenceslaus Linck
Wenceslaus Linck (german: Wenzel Linck) (29 March 1736 – 8 February 1797) was the last of the outstanding Jesuit missionary-explorers in Baja California.
Born in Neudek, Bohemia, he entered the Jesuit order at age 18 and studied at Brno and ...
at the
Cochimí
The Cochimí were the indigenous inhabitants of the central part of the Baja California peninsula, from El Rosario in the north to San Javier in the south. Information on Cochimí customs and beliefs has been preserved in the brief observati ...
settlement of Adac, west of
Bahía de los Ángeles
("Bay of the Angels") is a coastal bay on the Gulf of California, located along the eastern shore of the Baja California Peninsula in the state of Baja California, Mexico. The town of the same name is located at the east end of Federal Highway ...
. The mission was named after
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía
Francis Borgia ( ca-valencia, Francesc de Borja; es, Francisco de Borja; 28 October 1510 – 30 September 1572) was a Spanish Jesuit priest. The great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI, he was Duke of Gandía and a grandee of Spain. After t ...
.
History
Before becoming a mission, the future site of San Borja served as a ''visita'' or subordinate mission station for
Misión Santa Gertrudis. The construction of buildings was begun in 1759. A stone church was completed during the
Dominican period, in 1801.
The mission was abandoned in 1818, as the native population in this part of the peninsula disappeared. Structures and ruins survive.
Preservation
As of 2016 an 8th generation family is still caring for the structures on their property. They provide tours and share knowledge.
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
* Vernon, Edward W. 2002. ''Las Misiones Antiguas: The Spanish Missions of Baja California, 1683–1855''. Viejo Press, Santa Barbara, California.
San Francisco Borja
Landmarks in Ensenada
1762 establishments in New Spain
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