Mission San Xavier del Bac Tohona Oodham Indian Reservation Tucson Arizona

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San Xavier del Bac Mission located on the Tohono O odham Indian Reservation in the Santa Cruz Valley near Tucson Arizona Nicknamed The White Dove of the Desert the mission was founded in 1700 by noted Jesuit missionary and explorer Father Eusebio Francisco Kino This view is from the rear courtyard entrance D0311112

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