List of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos

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The following table summarizes the history of foundings and relocations of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos.{{Cite web

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| first = Isidro José

| title = Influencias del cristianismo entre los Chiquitanos desde la llegada de los Españoles hasta la expulsión de los Jesuitas

| accessdate = 2009-02-03

| date = 2008-06-26

| language = Spanish

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|title=A Brief History of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos (eastern Bolivia)

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!width="20%" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" | Founded, Relocated (reason)

!width="10%" align="left" style="background:#ffdead;" | Founders

!width="10%" align="left" style="background:#ffdead;" class="unsortable"| Indians

!width="10%" align="left" style="background:#ffdead;" | Languages{{cite book |last=Loukotka |first=Čestmír |authorlink=Čestmír Loukotka |title=Classification of South American Indian languages |url=https://archive.org/details/classificationof0007louk |url-access=registration |publisher=UCLA Latin American Center |year=1968 |location=Los Angeles}}

!width="10%" align="left" style="background:#ffdead;" class="unsortable"| Comments

!width="10%" align="left" style="background:#ffdead;" | Province

!width="10%" align="left" style="background:#ffdead;" | Coordinates

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San José de Chiquitos

| 1698

| Felipe Suárez, Fr. Dionisio Ávila

| Penoquis

| Chiquitano (Penoqui)

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| Chiquitos Province

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San Rafael de Velasco

| 1695, 1701 (epidemic), 1705 (epidemic), 1719 (fire), 1750

| Juan Bautista Zea, Francisco Hervás

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| Chiquitano

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| José Miguel de Velasco Province

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San Javier

| 1691, 1696 (incursion of Paulistas; relocated to the San Miguel River), 1698 (Paulistas; relocated closer to Santa Cruz), 1708 (Spanish from Santa Cruz capturing Indians; relocated away from Santa Cruz)

| José de Arce, (Antonio de Rivas?)

| Piñocas

| Chiquitano (Piñoco)

|

| Ñuflo de Chávez Province

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San Miguel de Velasco

| 1721

| Felipe Suárez, (Francisco Hervás)

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| Migueleño Chiquitano

| Founded because San Rafael was growing too big

| José Miguel de Velasco Province

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Concepción

| 1699, 1707, 1708, 1722

| Francisco Lucas Caballero, Francisco Hervás

| Chiquitanos

| Chiquitano (Bésɨro)

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| Ñuflo de Chávez Province

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Santa Ana de Velasco

| 1755

| Julian Knogler

| Covarecas and Curuminacas

| Otuke (Covareca, Curuminaca)

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| José Miguel de Velasco Province

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San Ignacio de Velasco

| 1748

| Diego Contreras, Michael Streicher (also known as Areijer)

| Ugaraños

| Ignaciano Chiquitano

| Partially settled by inhabitants of former San Ignacio de Zamucos

| José Miguel de Velasco Province

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San Juan Bautista

| 1699, 1705 (epidemic)-closed,The reduction would have needed to be relocated, but the Indians refused so the mission was closed. reopened in 1713 in a new location

| Juan Bautista Zea, Juan Patricio Fernández

| Suberecas, Petas, Piñocas

| Chiquitano (Piñoco)

| Founded because San José had grown too big

| Chiquitos Province

| {{coord|17|54|S|60|22|W}}

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San Ignacio de Zamucos

| 1716 (attempts of founding), 1723; abandoned in 1745 (fights between Zamucos and Ugarone)

| Felipe Suárez, Juan Bautista Zea, Agustín Castañares

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| Ayoreo

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| Cordillera Province

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Santo Corazón

| 1760, 1788

| Antonio Gaspar, José Chueca

| Otukes

| Otuke

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| Ángel Sandoval Province

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Santiago de Chiquitos

| 1754, 1764

|Gaspar Troncoso, Gaspar Campos

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| Santiagueño Chiquitano

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| Chiquitos Province

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