 Eusebio Francisco Kino made an abortive foundation at San Bruno, to the north of Loreto, in 1683-1685.Juan María de Salvatierra began the first successful mission in 1697 at Loreto among the Monqui, who were southern neighbors of the Cochimí.This was quickly followed by Francesco Maria Piccolo's Cochimí mission at San Javier in 1699.