Personal Information Surname: Zúñiga Given Name: Francisco Sánchez Sex: M Place of Birth: Hervas, Bishopric of Plasencia, Spain Date of Birth: Order: Franciscan Place of Death: Spain Date of Death: Cause of Death: Race or Tribe: Español Residence: Tumacácori, San Ignacio Title: Misionero (OFM) Place of Service: San Ignacio; Tumacácori; Santa Ana Burial Place: Translation: (Basque - name of a village in Navarra) Notes: Born in Hervas, Spain, in northern Extremadura, Padre Zúñiga entered the Franciscan Order at the recollect convent of Santa María de Gracia in 1761. He crossed the Atlantic with 37 other recruits in the Mission of 1769. After only a few months at the College of Querétaro, he and several others left for Sonora to reinfore the overworked friars in the field. Padre Zúñiga was sent to Tumacácori to take over from Gil de Bernabé who went to Aconchi to be cured of his ailments in the hot springs. Zúñiga arrived at Tumacácori ahead of the summer rains in 1771. He later left to relieve Padre Diego Martin Garcia at San Ignacio where he served until 1780. Broken in health, he returned to Querétaro and then Spain. In 1782 he petitioned the King to grant him the privileges of "predicador general" but his bid was denied because he had not served the required 14 years in the missions.   Event Relationship [76 Records] Event ID: 1248 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/12/1772 View Document A     Event ID: 1560 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/26/1779 View Document A     Event ID: 2090 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 03/22/1773 View Document A     Event ID: 3435 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/23/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3436 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/01/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3437 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/01/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3438 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/01/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3439 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/01/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3440 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/01/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3441 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/14/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3442 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/06/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3443 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/08/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3444 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/11/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3445 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/02/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3446 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/04/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3447 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/07/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3448 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/09/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3449 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/12/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3450 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/12/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3451 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/15/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 3452 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/16/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4206 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/29/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4207 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/29/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4208 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/29/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4209 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/29/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4210 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/29/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4295 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/16/1779 View Document A     Event ID: 4308 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/04/1778       Event ID: 4309 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/04/1778       Event ID: 4311 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 10/22/1779       Event ID: 4313 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 10/22/1778       Event ID: 4328 Relationship: Recording Priest Event Date: 01/15/1779       Event ID: 4450 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/02/1779       Event ID: 4452 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/16/1780 View Document A     Event ID: 4453 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/09/1779 View Document A     Event ID: 4454 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/09/1779 View Document A     Event ID: 4466 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/07/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4468 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/07/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4469 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/07/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4471 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/07/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4476 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/27/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 4480 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/27/1771 View Document A     Event ID: 5926 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 03/04/1799       Event ID: 5927 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 03/25/1779       Event ID: 5928 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 04/12/1779       Event ID: 5929 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 04/12/1779       Event ID: 5930 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/01/1780       Event ID: 5931 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 04/12/1779       Event ID: 5932 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/12/1779       Event ID: 5933 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/18/1779       Event ID: 5934 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/16/1780 View Document A     Event ID: 7571 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/21/1779       Event ID: 7758 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 10/25/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 7759 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 10/24/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 7807 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 03/02/1776 View Document A     Event ID: 7891 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/11/1773 View Document A     Event ID: 7892 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/05/1773 View Document A     Event ID: 8053 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/16/1772 View Document A     Event ID: 8054 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/25/1772 View Document A     Event ID: 8055 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/15/1772 View Document A     Event ID: 8959 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/29/1779       Event ID: 8960 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/27/1779       Event ID: 8961 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/17/1780       Event ID: 8962 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/17/1779       Event ID: 8963 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/17/1779       Event ID: 8964 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 10/22/1779       Event ID: 8965 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/29/1779       Event ID: 8966 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/29/1779       Event ID: 8967 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/07/1779       Event ID: 8968 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/12/1780       Event ID: 8989 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/22/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 8991 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/03/1779 View Document A     Event ID: 9609 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/08/1779 View Document A     Event ID: 9615 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 10/17/1779 View Document A     Event ID: 9726 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 04/23/1773 View Document A     Event ID: 9738 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/12/1775 View Document A

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