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140: 286: 454: 789: 22: 293: 173: 622:[Practical instruction to order one’s life according to saintly precepts: offered by Father Antonio Garriga of the Society of Jesus. As a brief memorial and memento of the spiritual exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the society]. 620:"Instruccion practica para ordenar santamente la vidà; que ofrece el P. Antonio Garriga de la Compania de Iesus. Como brebe memorial, y recuerdo à los que hazen los exercicios espirituales de S. Ignacio de Loyola fundador de la misma Compañia" 547:, the lateral (eastern) portal was restored. Since then, the main portal of the mission has also been restored, and an interpretation center has been constructed. An international conference on the future of the site has taken place. 1164: 437:
In the 18th century, the mission had a population of around 3000 people, mostly indigenous peoples. They produced rich cultural and handicraft products, which the Spanish commercialized by trade via the nearby
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museum, constructed after the international recognition. Other Jesuit missions' sites in the Misiones Province designated as World Heritage Sites the same year include
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forces destroyed the mission in 1817, as well as other missions in the area, in the war against the independent movement in the Banda Oriental.
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The ruins are one of the best preserved among the several built in the territory of the Province of
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Communities on a Frontier in Conflict: The Jesuit Guaraní Mission Los Santos.
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priests José Cataldino and Simón Maceta in the region called
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UNESCO World Heritage Site in Misiones Province, Argentina
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Originally the main square was bounded by the church, a
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Spanish missions of the Catholic Church in the Americas
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The original mission was erected near the year 1610 by
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in 1767, the Jesuits left the mission a year later.
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Location
San Ignacio
Misiones Province
Argentina
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
Santa Ana
Nuestra Señora de Loreto
Santa Maria Mayor
Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes
Brazil
Criteria
275bis-002
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Coordinates
27°15′S 55°31′W / 27.250°S 55.517°W / -27.250; -55.517
San Ignacio Miní is located in Argentina
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