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Tumacácori National Historical Park
Jesuit Church Foundation
The adobe blocks from the original Jesuit church were removed and used in the construction of the present-day Franciscan church at Tumacácori in the early years of the 19th century. However, the rock foundation of the that first church remains intact today and the Park preservation crew maintains an adobe and lime plaster marker on top of it to indicate where the original church once stood.
 
Jesuit church foundation preservation
Photo by Jana Tschopp
 
Jesuit church foundation preservation
Photo by Jana Tschopp
 
Jesuit church foundation preservation
Photo by Jana Tschopp
 
Jesuit church foundation preservation
Photo by Jana Tschopp
Small Pox Epidemic  

Did You Know?
That Small Pox and Measles epidemics on numerous occasions killed far more people than all the Apache wars combined.

Last Updated: September 21, 2006 at 10:11 EST