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Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), inscribed in 1990.

Between 1696 and 1760, six ensembles of reducciones (settlements of Christianized Indians) inspired by the ‘ideal cities’ of the 16th-century philosophers were founded by the Jesuits in a style that married Catholic architecture with local traditions. The six that remain – San Fr

Between 1696 and 1760, six ensembles of reducciones (settlements of Christianized Indians) inspired by the ‘ideal cities’ of the 16th-century philosophers were founded by the Jesuits in a style that married Catholic architecture with local traditions. The six that remain – San Francisco Javier, Concepción, Santa Ana, San Miguel, San Rafael and San José – make up a living heritage on the former territory of the Chiquitos.

Country
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Region
South America
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1990
UNESCO reference
529
Area
0 ha

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