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Visita de la Presentación
Visita de la Presentación is located in Baja California Sur
Visita de la Presentación
Location in Baja California Sur
Visita de la Presentación is located in Mexico
Visita de la Presentación
Location in Mexico
Location Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Coordinates 25°44′36″N 111°31′51″W / 25.74333°N 111.53083°W / 25.74333; -111.53083 (Visita de la Presentación)
Name as founded Visita de la Presentación
Patron The Presentation of Mary
Founding date 1769 (1769)
Founding priest(s) Francisco Palóu
Founding Order Franciscans

The Visita de la Presentación was a Catholic visita located in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The visita was founded by Franciscan missionary Francisco Palóu in 1769 as an extension of Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó.

Overview

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Location of Visita de la Presentación among the Spanish missions in Baja California

The visita is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó.

The visita was abandoned in 1817. Substantial remnants of stone structures and the water system survive.


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