<p>panoramic view of convento courtyard with raised outline of church footprint in foreground</p>
<p>The outline that you see before you marks the location of the below-ground foundation of the church that was begun in the spring of 1753. The date of its completion is uncertain, but it is known to have been in use by the summer of 1757, just four years later.
The community used this small church under the guidance of Jesuit priests for ten years, until the Jesuits were expelled in July 1767. Father Custodio Ximeno was the last Jesuit to serve at Guevavi and Tumacácori. He performed his last service here on June 14, 1767, just six weeks before his arrest at Guevavi and his subsequent exile. A year later the Franciscans arrived to care for the missions of the Pimería Alta. They continued to use this building until the new church was ready for use in 1822.</p>
<ul><li>Keywords: jesuit; church; foundation; footprint; tumacacori; tumacácori</li></ul>
NPS Photo
Taken on 4 April 2020
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