Photo Gallery (U.S. National Park Service)

Completed in April, 2009 the museum at Tumacácori National Historical Park has many beautiful exhibits and wall murals that tell the story of the area from prehistoric times until the abandonment of the mission in 1848.

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Smallpox killed more of the natives of Tumacácori than all the Apache attacks and other battles between various factions combined.

Smallpox Epidemic

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Traces the evolution of the valley from prehistoric times until the arrival of the Jesuits

The Prehistoric Room

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This room traces the history of the Jesuit missionaries from the first contact made by Father Kino and the O'odham Indians in 1691 until the Jesuits were expelled from New Spain in 1767

The Jesuit Era

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Traces the history of the missions under the jurisdiction of Tumacácori from the arrival of the Franciscans in 1768 until the abandonment of Tumacácori in 1848

The Franciscan Era

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Six of the original "santos," or statues of the saints that once adorned the mission church at Tumacácori have now been returned to the museum at Tumacácori National Historical Park

Jesús Nazareno

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The diorama of the mission church at Tumacácori is one of three dioramas built for the museum in 1937 and still in use.

Church Diorama

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The diorama of the Father Kino being guided by an O'odham Indian at Tumacácori is one of three dioramas built for the museum in 1937 and still in use.

Kino Diorama

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Pima Rebellion Diorama

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The Apache attack of 1801 left three people dead outside the mission walls and those within under siege for almost two days

1801 Apache Attack

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The Jesuit Expulsion

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One of the greatest cultural exchanges of the encounter between the Spanish and Native cultures of this region was the evolution of the tortilla "Sonorense" -a tortilla measured in diameter by the length of the arm of the person making it.

Tortilla Sonorense

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