Mission San Cayetano de Calabazas
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Mission San Cayetano de Calabazas, also known as Calabasas, is a Spanish Mission in the Sonoran Desert, located near present-day Tumacacori, Arizona, United States.
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Location | near Nogales, Arizona |
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Coordinates | 31°27′09″N 110°57′34″W |
Name as founded | La Misión de San Cayetano de Calabazas |
English translation | The Mission of Saint Cajetan of the Gourds |
Patron | Saint Cajetan |
Founding date | 1756 |
Founding priest(s) | Father Francisco Xavier Pauer |
Built | 1756 |
Native tribe(s) Spanish name(s) | Pima |
Governing body | Private |
Current use | Historical Monument |
Designated | June 3, 1971[1] |
Reference no. | 71000118 |
Designated | December 14, 1990[2] |
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