Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

World Heritage

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

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Between 1696 and 1760, the Jesuits built six reducciones (Christian Indian settlements) inspired by the "ideal city" of 16th-century philosophers, in a style that blended Catholic architecture with local traditions. The six existing reducciones - San Francisco Javier, Concepción, Santa Ana, San Miguel, San Rafael and San José - constitute a living legacy in the former territory of the Chiquitos.

# Jesuit Missions

# reducciones

# Ideal city

# Catholic architecture

# Local traditions

Location of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos with present international borders

America in 1705

Church in Concepción

Cross-section through a Bolivian house with open galleries

Converted Chiquitos Indians in a drawing by Alcide d'Orbigny from 1831

Population in the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos

Typical landscape in the Chiquitania

Interior of the church in San Xavier

Layout of the Jesuit mission Concepción de Moxos, which shows all the major features of the Chiquito...

Schematic plan of the churches in San Xavier, Concepción, San Rafael de Velasco and San Miguel de Ve...

Courtyard of the church in San Xavier with sundial and bell tower

Map from 1732 depicting Paraguay and Chiquitos with the missions San Xavier (S. Xavier), Concepción ...

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Information extracted from Wikidata

number of rooms	lccn-no2013040310
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/051y7cp
Commons category	Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
has part	San José de Chiquitos
has part	San Rafael de Velasco
coordinate location	Point(-62.5072 -16.2748)
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carretera%20Santa%20Cruz-Puerto%20Quijarro%20banner.JPG
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (v)
executive body	Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

start time	1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	الإرساليات اليسوعية في محافظة الـ تشيكيتوس
official name	Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
official name	Misiones jesuíticas de Chiquitos
official name	Missions jésuites de Chiquitos
official name	チキトスのイエズス会伝道施設群
official name	Jezuïtische missieposten van de Chiquitos
official name	Иезуитские миссии на землях индейцев чикитос
official name	奇基托斯耶稣传教区
volume as quantity	Larousse Encyclopedia online
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (v)
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kerk%20Conception%20Exterieur.jpg
media legend	Church in Concepción