Visita de la Presentación

25°44′36″N 111°31′51″W / 25.74333°N 111.53083°W / 25.74333; -111.53083 (Visita de la Presentación)Name as foundedVisita de la PresentaciónPatronThe Presentation of MaryFounding date1769 (1769)Founding priest(s)Francisco PalóuFounding OrderFranciscans

The Visita de la Presentación was a Catholic visita located in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The visita was founded by Franciscan missionary Francisco Palóu in 1769 as an extension of Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó.

Overview

The visita is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó, and 40 km southwest from Loreto.^[1]

The visita was abandoned in 1817. Substantial remnants of stone structures and the water system survive.^[2]

See also

• Spanish missions in Baja California Sur

References

• Vernon, Edward W. 2002. Las Misiones Antiguas: The Spanish Missions of Baja California, 1683-1855. Viejo Press, Santa Barbara, California.