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  2. Cuencamé - Wikipedia

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    In 1622 it was mentioned that the monastery of Cuencame's Saint Anthony was under control of Friar Francis Santos. Afterward, the name was modified to Purisima Concepción. Maybe to distinguish from others in Durango. [2] The Franciscans arrived at this place in 1583, although it is possible that they abandoned the region at a later time.

  3. Spanish missions in Baja California - Wikipedia

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    Mission La Purísima Concepción*(1815–1819) Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (1819–1824) ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates ...

  4. Fort of the Purísima Concepción - Wikipedia

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    The Fort of the Purísima Concepción, also referred to as the Fort of Sidi-Guariach, is one of the outer forts of the Spanish city of Melilla. It is located near the Frontera de Melilla and has been designated as a Cultural Heritage Site (Bien de Interés Cultural). [1] [2] [3]

  5. Tepehuanes - Wikipedia

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    The current church at Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes. Central Plaza in Tepehuanes, Durango, Mexico. February 2011. When the Spanish arrived in the area, they met a large tribe known as the Great Tepehuan Nation living on the eastern side of the Sierra Madre Occidental. .

  6. La Purísima Mission - Wikipedia

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    La Purísima Mission is now part of the La Purísima Mission State Historic Park within the California State Parks System. Located outside Lompoc, California , the 1,934-acre (783 ha) park was established in 1935. [ 21 ]

  7. Mission Santa Inés - Wikipedia

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    Mission Santa Inés (sometimes spelled Santa Ynez) was a Spanish mission in present-day Solvang, California, United States, and named after St. Agnes of Rome.Founded on September 17, 1804, by Father Estévan Tapís of the Franciscan order, the mission site was chosen as a midway point between Mission Santa Barbara and Mission La Purísima Concepción, and was designed to relieve overcrowding ...

  8. Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro

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    Santa María de la Purísima Concepción del Agua de Landa mission is located twenty km from Jalpan on Highway 120 towards Xilitla. The mission was built between 1760 and 1768 by Miguel de la Campa is dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, which gives rise to part of the community's name. It was the last of the missions to be built.

  9. Hawikuh Ruins - Wikipedia

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    In 1628 the Spanish established Mission La Purísima Concepción de Hawikuh at this pueblo. The Spanish attempted to suppress the Zuni religion, and introduced the encomienda forced-labor system. In 1632, the Hawikuh Zuni rebelled, burned the church, and killed the priest.