It was founded in 1689 by the Jesuit missionary: Eusebio Kino. One theory is that the name Oquitoa means "white woman" in the Piman language. Another, taken from the 1910 publication "New Trails in Mexico" by Karl Lumholtz is that the name Oquitoa is taken from the O'odham or Piman Phrase, Hukit'o, "next to" or "nearby"(Lumholtz, p. 391, 1990) in reference to the nearby San Ignacio river. Louis Alphonse Pinart's Vocabulario de la Lengua Papaga, 1897, collected in Pitiquito Sonora Mexico from Trinidad Peralta and the Papago governor, Mattias Parra of the Papago community of Pitiquito corroborates Lumholtz's definition of Oquitoa as "hukit'o" Oks Toha, or Oquitoa as defined by the first theory as white woman, literally means 'woman white' that even in the structure of Piman grammar is awkward and is therefore highly unlikely.[citation needed]
Health and educationedit
There were only two primary schools and one doctor in a small health clinic in 2000.
Economic activityedit
Agriculture covered 901 hectares (2000), most of which were not irrigated. Main crops are alfalfa, beans, corn and the production of fodder for the cattle industry. [2]
Cattle raising was carried out by most of the work force (2000).
Tourist sightsedit
Of touristic importance is the San Antonio Paduano del Oquitoa mission, the only still-used church in the region of Jesuit (pre-1767) construction. Oquitoa is considered by many to be the gem of the Kino missions. Padre Kino first makes mention of San Antonio de Uquetoa on January 19, 1689, when the Father Visitor Manuel Gonzales assigned Father Antonio Arias as its first priest. The church apparently had a facelift by the Franciscans between 1788 and 1797, and was restored in 1920.[1]
This simple adobe hall church stands atop a small hill in the midst of the village cemetery.
oquitoa, small, town, surrounded, municipality, northwest, mexican, state, sonora, mission, antonio, paduano, historic, photo, contents, history, health, education, economic, activity, tourist, sights, references, external, linkshistory, editit, founded, 1689,. Oquitoa is a small town surrounded by Oquitoa Municipality in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora Mission San Antonio Paduano del Oquitoa historic photo Contents 1 History 2 Health and education 3 Economic activity 4 Tourist sights 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIt was founded in 1689 by the Jesuit missionary Eusebio Kino One theory is that the name Oquitoa means white woman in the Piman language Another taken from the 1910 publication New Trails in Mexico by Karl Lumholtz is that the name Oquitoa is taken from the O odham or Piman Phrase Hukit o next to or nearby Lumholtz p 391 1990 in reference to the nearby San Ignacio river Louis Alphonse Pinart s Vocabulario de la Lengua Papaga 1897 collected in Pitiquito Sonora Mexico from Trinidad Peralta and the Papago governor Mattias Parra of the Papago community of Pitiquito corroborates Lumholtz s definition of Oquitoa as hukit o Oks Toha or Oquitoa as defined by the first theory as white woman literally means woman white that even in the structure of Piman grammar is awkward and is therefore highly unlikely citation needed Health and education editThere were only two primary schools and one doctor in a small health clinic in 2000 1 Economic activity editAgriculture covered 901 hectares 2000 most of which were not irrigated Main crops are alfalfa beans corn and the production of fodder for the cattle industry 2 Cattle raising was carried out by most of the work force 2000 Tourist sights editOf touristic importance is the San Antonio Paduano del Oquitoa mission the only still used church in the region of Jesuit pre 1767 construction Oquitoa is considered by many to be the gem of the Kino missions Padre Kino first makes mention of San Antonio de Uquetoa on January 19 1689 when the Father Visitor Manuel Gonzales assigned Father Antonio Arias as its first priest The church apparently had a facelift by the Franciscans between 1788 and 1797 and was restored in 1920 1 This simple adobe hall church stands atop a small hill in the midst of the village cemetery 3 References edit Tumacacori NHP Mission Oquitoa Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico INEGIExternal links editOquitoa mission history Kino Missions30 44 N 111 44 W 30 733 N 111 733 W 30 733 111 733 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oquitoa amp oldid 1159009085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
