Visita de la Presentación

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.

Visita de la Presentación

Location in Baja California Show map of Baja California Sur Location in Mexico Show map of 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

Overview

 

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, and 40 km southwest from Loreto.^[1]

The visita was abandoned in 1817. Substantial remnants of stone structures and the water system survive.^[2]

See also

•  Mexico portal

• Spanish missions in Baja California Sur

References

1. "La Presentacion Visita Site · 23893 Baja California Sur, Mexico". La Presentacion Visita Site · 23893 Baja California Sur, Mexico. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
2. Cultura BCS website (in Spanish)

• Vernon, Edward W. 2002. Las Misiones Antiguas: The Spanish Missions of Baja California, 1683-1855. Viejo Press, Santa Barbara, California.