Jesuit missions of Chiquitos

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The Jesuit missions of Chiquitos are a group of 17th- and 18th-century mission settlements in eastern Bolivia, renowned for their unique fusion of European Baroque and indigenous Chiquitano culture and architecture, and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jesuit mission ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
Chiquitano Baroque ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Chiquitano people ⓘ
indigenous peoples of the Gran Chaco ⓘ
conservationStatus well-preserved ⓘ
country Bolivia ⓘ
culturalSignificance example of Jesuit missionary urban planning ⓘ
example of cultural syncretism ⓘ
endDate 18th century ⓘ
foundedBy Jesuit missionaries ⓘ
Society of Jesus ⓘ
function evangelization of indigenous peoples ⓘ
religious and cultural center ⓘ
governingBody Plurinational State of Bolivia ⓘ
hasComponent central plaza ⓘ
mission church ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ
hasPart Concepción de Chiquitos mission ⓘ
San Javier mission ⓘ
San José de Chiquitos mission ⓘ
San Miguel de Velasco mission ⓘ
San Rafael de Velasco mission ⓘ
Santa Ana de Velasco mission ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1990 ⓘ
locatedIn Chiquitos region ⓘ
Gran Chaco region ⓘ
linked to: Gran Chaco

Santa Cruz Department ⓘ
eastern Bolivia ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC−4 ⓘ
materialUsed adobe ⓘ
wood ⓘ
notableFor fusion of European Baroque and indigenous Chiquitano culture ⓘ
preserved mission town layouts ⓘ
wooden church architecture ⓘ
partOf Jesuit reductions ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
significantPeriod Jesuit reductions in South America ⓘ
startDate 17th century ⓘ
tourismAttraction international visitors ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains six mission towns ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria (iv) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 529 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRegion Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType cultural ⓘ

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Chiquitano → associatedWith → Jesuit missions of Chiquitos ⓘ
San Ignacio de Velasco Municipality → knownFor → Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions of Chiquitos
Chiquitos Province → hasHistoricSite → Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions of Chiquitos
Chiquitos Province → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions of Chiquitos
Chiquitos Province → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site (Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos) ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions of Chiquitos
Velasco Province → hasCulturalHeritage → Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions of Chiquitos
Chiquitano people → historicalAssociation → Jesuit missions of Chiquitos ⓘ
Chiquitano people → historicalEvent → Jesuit reductions in Chiquitos ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions of Chiquitos
Chiquitano language family → historicallyAssociatedWith → Jesuit missions of Chiquitos ⓘ
Chiquitos region → historicalEvent → Jesuit reductions in Bolivia ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions of Chiquitos
Chiquitos region → hasSite → Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions of Chiquitos
Intangible cultural heritage of Bolivia → includesElement → Music and dance of the Chiquitos missions ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions of Chiquitos