Francisco María Piccolo, S.J., (Francesco Maria Piccolo or Francisco Picolo) (1654–1729) was one of the first Jesuit missionaries in Baja California Sur, New Spain, now Mexico. His letters and reports are important sources for the ethnography and early history of the peninsula.
Piccolo arrived in the Americas in 1684, when he went on to serve as a Jesuit missionary for 13 years among the Tarahumara of Chihuahua before being assigned to the new Baja California mission field. During this period, in 1689, he made his final religious profession as a member of the Society.[2]Eusebio Francisco Kino, S.J., the original driving force behind the Jesuit effort who had made two unsuccessful attempts at establishing a mission, was unable to participate when his project finally became a reality. As a consequence, Juan Maria Salvatierra, S.J., was the lone missionary in establishing Mission Loreto among its Monqui inhabitants in 1697. Piccolo crossed the Gulf of California to be Salvatierra's assistant about a month later.
Piccolo founded the second Baja California mission, San Francisco Javier, among the Cochimí, in 1699 and served there until 1701, when he abandoned the mission, due to threats from the indigenous population. He then returned to Mexico City where he worked for the interests of the Baja California Jesuit missions. He was assigned to serve as visitador (Visitator) for the Jesuit missions in Sonora from 1705–1709, after which he returned to Baja California and served at Mission Santa Rosalia until 1718.[3] He was then transferred to Mission Loreto, where he remained until his death there on 22 February 1729.[4]
Works
His Informe or Report of 1702, published in Mexico City, was an influential early account of the peninsular missions, although its optimism about the potential of Baja California was something of an embarrassment to later Jesuit apologists. He conducted several exploratory trips seeking neophytes and future mission sites, including journeys to what would later be Mulegé, Mission La Purísima and Mission San Ignacio. His accounts of these travels contain additional ethnographic information on the native Cochimí.
References
^Baja California "Francisco María Piccolo 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
Burrus, Ernest J. 1984. Jesuit Relations: Baja California, 1716–1762. Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles.
Crosby, Harry W. 1994. Antigua California: Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier, 1697–1768. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.
Dunne, Peter Masten. 1952. Black Robes in Lower California. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Piccolo, Francisco María. 1962. Informe del estado de la nueva cristiandad de California. Edited by Ernest J. Burrus. José Porrúa Turanzas, Madrid.
Piccolo, Francisco María. 1967. Informe on the New Province of California, 1702. Edited by George P. Hammond. Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles.
March 04, 2023
francisco, maría, píccolo, francisco, maría, piccolo, francesco, maria, piccolo, francisco, picolo, 1654, 1729, first, jesuit, missionaries, baja, california, spain, mexico, letters, reports, important, sources, ethnography, early, history, peninsula, contents. Francisco Maria Piccolo S J Francesco Maria Piccolo or Francisco Picolo 1654 1729 was one of the first Jesuit missionaries in Baja California Sur New Spain now Mexico His letters and reports are important sources for the ethnography and early history of the peninsula Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 SourcesBiography EditPiccolo was born in Palermo Sicily on 25 March 1654 then part of the Kingdom of Spain He entered the Society of Jesus in 1673 He completed his period of formation and was ordained He then volunteered for the missions of New Spain 1 Piccolo arrived in the Americas in 1684 when he went on to serve as a Jesuit missionary for 13 years among the Tarahumara of Chihuahua before being assigned to the new Baja California mission field During this period in 1689 he made his final religious profession as a member of the Society 2 Eusebio Francisco Kino S J the original driving force behind the Jesuit effort who had made two unsuccessful attempts at establishing a mission was unable to participate when his project finally became a reality As a consequence Juan Maria Salvatierra S J was the lone missionary in establishing Mission Loreto among its Monqui inhabitants in 1697 Piccolo crossed the Gulf of California to be Salvatierra s assistant about a month later Piccolo founded the second Baja California mission San Francisco Javier among the Cochimi in 1699 and served there until 1701 when he abandoned the mission due to threats from the indigenous population He then returned to Mexico City where he worked for the interests of the Baja California Jesuit missions He was assigned to serve as visitador Visitator for the Jesuit missions in Sonora from 1705 1709 after which he returned to Baja California and served at Mission Santa Rosalia until 1718 3 He was then transferred to Mission Loreto where he remained until his death there on 22 February 1729 4 Works EditHis Informe or Report of 1702 published in Mexico City was an influential early account of the peninsular missions although its optimism about the potential of Baja California was something of an embarrassment to later Jesuit apologists He conducted several exploratory trips seeking neophytes and future mission sites including journeys to what would later be Mulege Mission La Purisima and Mission San Ignacio His accounts of these travels contain additional ethnographic information on the native Cochimi References Edit Baja California Francisco Maria Piccolo Archived 2011 07 24 at the Wayback Machine in Spanish Baja California Baja California Baja CaliforniaSources EditBurrus Ernest J 1984 Jesuit Relations Baja California 1716 1762 Dawson s Book Shop Los Angeles Crosby Harry W 1994 Antigua California Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier 1697 1768 University of New Mexico Press Albuquerque Dunne Peter Masten 1952 Black Robes in Lower California University of California Press Berkeley Piccolo Francisco Maria 1962 Informe del estado de la nueva cristiandad de California Edited by Ernest J Burrus Jose Porrua Turanzas Madrid Piccolo Francisco Maria 1967 Informe on the New Province of California 1702 Edited by George P Hammond Dawson s Book Shop Los Angeles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francisco Maria Piccolo amp oldid 1021399256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
