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The following table summarizes the history of foundings and relocations of the
Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos .
[1]
[2]
Settlement
[nb 1]
Founded, Relocated (reason)
Founders
Indians
Languages
[3]
Comments
Province
Coordinates
Image
San José de Chiquitos
1698
Felipe Suárez, Fr. Dionisio Ávila
Penoquis
Chiquitano (Penoqui)
Chiquitos Province
17°51′0″S 60°45′0″W / 17.85000°S 60.75000°W / -17.85000; -60.75000
San Rafael de Velasco
1695, 1701 (epidemic), 1705 (epidemic), 1719 (fire), 1750
Juan Bautista Zea, Francisco Hervás
Chiquitano
José Miguel de Velasco Province
16°47′13″S 60°40′26″W / 16.7869°S 60.6738°W / -16.7869; -60.6738
San Javier
1691, 1696 (incursion of
Paulistas ; relocated to the San Miguel River), 1698 (Paulistas; relocated closer to
Santa Cruz ), 1708 (Spanish from
Santa Cruz capturing Indians; relocated away from
Santa Cruz )
José de Arce, (Antonio de Rivas?)
Piñocas
Chiquitano (Piñoco)
Ñuflo de Chávez Province
16°16′29″S 62°30′26″W / 16.2748°S 62.5072°W / -16.2748; -62.5072
San Miguel de Velasco
1721
Felipe Suárez, (Francisco Hervás)
Migueleño Chiquitano
Founded because
San Rafael was growing too big
José Miguel de Velasco Province
16°41′54.96″S 60°58′5.16″W / 16.6986000°S 60.9681000°W / -16.6986000; -60.9681000
Concepción
1699, 1707, 1708, 1722
Francisco Lucas Caballero, Francisco Hervás
Chiquitanos
Chiquitano (Bésɨro)
Ñuflo de Chávez Province
16°07′55″S 62°01′34″W / 16.13194°S 62.02611°W / -16.13194; -62.02611
Santa Ana de Velasco
1755
Julian Knogler
Covarecas and
Curuminacas
Otuke (Covareca, Curuminaca)
José Miguel de Velasco Province
16°35′1″S 60°41′16″W / 16.58361°S 60.68778°W / -16.58361; -60.68778
San Ignacio de Velasco
1748
Diego Contreras, Michael Streicher (also known as Areijer)
Ugaraños
Ignaciano
Chiquitano
Partially settled by inhabitants of former
San Ignacio de Zamucos
José Miguel de Velasco Province
16°22′0″S 60°57′0″W / 16.36667°S 60.95000°W / -16.36667; -60.95000
San Juan Bautista
1699, 1705 (epidemic)-closed,
[nb 2] reopened in 1713 in a new location
Juan Bautista Zea, Juan Patricio Fernández
Suberecas, Petas,
Piñocas
Chiquitano (Piñoco)
Founded because
San José had grown too big
Chiquitos Province
17°54′S 60°22′W / 17.900°S 60.367°W / -17.900; -60.367
San Ignacio de Zamucos
1716 (attempts of founding), 1723; abandoned in 1745 (fights between Zamucos and Ugarone)
Felipe Suárez, Juan Bautista Zea, Agustín Castañares
Ayoreo
Cordillera Province
19°10′S 60°38′W / 19.167°S 60.633°W / -19.167; -60.633
Santo Corazón
1760, 1788
Antonio Gaspar, José Chueca
Otukes
Otuke
Ángel Sandoval Province
17°58′S 58°48′W / 17.967°S 58.800°W / -17.967; -58.800
Santiago de Chiquitos
1754, 1764
Gaspar Troncoso, Gaspar Campos
Santiagueño
Chiquitano
Chiquitos Province
18°20′24″S 59°35′54″W / 18.34000°S 59.59833°W / -18.34000; -59.59833
^ Missions that are recognized by
UNESCO as
World Heritage Sites are in bold .
^ The reduction would have needed to be relocated, but the Indians refused so the mission was closed.