Father Eusebio Kino, 42, an...

history · 13 March 1687 · 338 years ago

Father Eusebio Kino, 42, an Italian-born Jesuit in the service of Spain, began missionary labors in the American Southwest. In all, Kino established 25 Indian missions in the area now divided between northern Mexico and Arizona.

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