Jesuit missions of Chiquitos
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The Jesuit missions of Chiquitos are a group of 17th- and 18th-century mission settlements in eastern Bolivia, renowned for their unique fusion of European Baroque and indigenous Chiquitano culture and architecture, and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jesuit missions of Chiquitos canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jesuit mission
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
Chiquitano Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Chiquitano people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of the Gran Chaco ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of Jesuit missionary urban planning
ⓘ
example of cultural syncretism ⓘ |
| endDate | 18th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jesuit missionaries
ⓘ
Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
evangelization of indigenous peoples
ⓘ
religious and cultural center ⓘ |
| governingBody | Plurinational State of Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
central plaza
ⓘ
mission church ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Concepción de Chiquitos mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Javier mission NERFINISHED ⓘ San José de Chiquitos mission NERFINISHED ⓘ San Miguel de Velasco mission NERFINISHED ⓘ San Rafael de Velasco mission NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Ana de Velasco mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiquitos region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gran Chaco region NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Cruz Department NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Bolivia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−4 ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
adobe
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of European Baroque and indigenous Chiquitano culture
ⓘ
preserved mission town layouts ⓘ wooden church architecture ⓘ |
| partOf | Jesuit reductions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| significantPeriod | Jesuit reductions in South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 17th century ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | international visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains | six mission towns ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 529 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRegion | Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
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