Ruins Of São Miguel Das Missões

picture info	Ruins Of São Miguel Das Missões The Ruins of São Miguel das Missões (; Portuguese language, Portuguese for 'St. Michael of the Mission (Christian), Missions'), also known as São Miguel Arcanjo, and by its former Spanish language, Spanish name Misión de San Miguel Arcángel, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the municipalities of Brazil, municipality of São Miguel das Missões, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. The São Miguel Jesuit mission was part of a vast programme of Evangelism, evangelisation by the Jesuits, who extended their efforts eastwards and westwards, leaving a strong mark on many countries around the world, which can still be seen today. The Jesuit settlement was established at a time when the territory was under Spanish rule and was the most notable of the Seven Towns, which have become an important part of the history of Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil and a source of rich traditions. Built in 1687 according to an advanced organisational plan for its location and tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	São Miguel Das Missões São Miguel das Missões is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. Important 17th century Spanish Jesuit mission ruins are located in the municipality. San Miguel Mission is within Santo Ângelo Microregion, and the Riograndense Northwest Mesoregion. The city covers and had a population of 7,683 residents. Mission São Miguel das Missões The town grew around the Spanish colonial Jesuit Reduction, Mission San Miguel Arcángel, founded in 1632. After becoming part of Brazil it was renamed Mission São Miguel das Missões. In 1984 Mission São Miguel das Missões was one of four sites of Jesuit reductions in Argentina and one in Brazil to be declared by UNESCO the World Heritage Sites. Museum The Mission Museum is a history museum located in São Miguel Mission. The creation of the museum was one of the first initiatives of the Office of Historical and Artistic Heritage, today IPHAN. In 1937 the SPHAN was created and in the same year, the archite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	History Of Rio Grande Do Sul The history of Rio Grande do Sul begins with the arrival of Human, humans in the region, around 12,000 years ago. Its most dramatic changes, however, occurred in the last five centuries, after the Portuguese colonization of the Americas, colonisation of Brazil. This most recent period took place amid several external and internal armed conflicts, some of which with great violence. Overview Guilhermino César mentioned that the history of the state "is one of the most recent chapters in Brazilian history" because when Polyphony, polyphonic Mass (liturgy), masses were already being sung in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast, Rio Grande do Sul was still occupied by a handful of Portuguese villages and cattle ''estancias''. The south-southeast was a "no man's land" where Spain, Spanish troops sent by Buenos Aires often marched, defending the interests of the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish Crown, the legal owner of the area at that time. Essentially, Rio Grande do Sul, until the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]