Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó
17th century Spanish mission in Baja California Sur, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó, or Mission Loreto, was founded on October 25, 1697, at the Monqui Native American (Indian) settlement of Conchó in the city of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Established by the Catholic Church's Jesuit missionary Juan María de Salvatierra, Loreto was the first successful mission and Spanish town in Baja California.
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Mission Loreto | |
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Mission of Our Lady of Loreto Concho | |
Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó | |
Location | Loreto, Baja California Sur |
Country | Mexico |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | October 25th, 1697 |
Founder(s) | Juan María de Salvatierra |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Just Church functions |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1740 |
Completed | 1744 |
Specifications | |
Number of domes | 1 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Division | Spanish missions in the Americas |
Subdivision | Baja California |
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The mission, with the exception of its essential Catholic church functions, closed in 1829.