Visita de la Presentación
{{Short description|18th century Spanish visita in Baja California Sur, Mexico}}
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|namesake = The Presentation of Mary
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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 {{convert|16|km|mi}} north of Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó, and 40 km southwest from Loreto.{{Cite web |title=La Presentacion Visita Site · 23893 Baja California Sur, Mexico |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/La+Presentacion+Visita+Site/@25.7290541,-112.2024435,9z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x86b46d8951fcf1cb:0x228edf1642399d79!8m2!3d25.7290541!4d-111.5432585!16s/g/11g1yvdhn3?entry=ttu |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=La Presentacion Visita Site · 23893 Baja California Sur, Mexico |language=en}}
The visita was abandoned in 1817. Substantial remnants of stone structures and the water system survive.[https://culturabcs.gob.mx/recinto/104 Cultura BCS website (in Spanish)]
See also
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References
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- Vernon, Edward W. 2002. Las Misiones Antiguas: The Spanish Missions of Baja California, 1683-1855. Viejo Press, Santa Barbara, California.
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Category:Missions in Baja California Sur
Category:Loreto Municipality (Baja California Sur)
Category:1769 establishments in New Spain
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