Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Bolivia
Date inscribed: 1990| Inscribed criteria: (iv)(v)
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Between 1696 and 1760, six ensembles of reducciones (settlements of Christianized Indians) inspired by the ‘ideal cities’ of the 16th-century philosophers were founded by the Jesuits in a style that married Catholic architecture with local traditions. The six that remain – San Francisco Javier, Concepción, Santa Ana, San Miguel, San Rafael and San José – make up a living heritage on the former territory of the Chiquitos.

Source: NFUAJ