- Mission San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer
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- Other missions bearing the name San Pedro y San Pablo include Mission San Pedro y San Pablo del Tubutama in southern Arizona and the San Pedro y San Pablo Asistencia in Pacifica, California.
Mission San Pedro y
San Pablo de BicuñerLocation near Yuma, Arizona Name as founded La Misión de San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer English translation The Mission of Saint Peter and Saint Paul of Bicuñer Patron The Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul Founding date January 7, 1781 Founding priest(s) Father Francisco Garcés [1] Founding Order Franciscan Native tribe(s)
Spanish name(s)Quechan
YumaCurrent use Nonextant Coordinates 32°48′59″N 114°30′54″W / 32.81639°N 114.515°W California Historical Landmark #921 Mission San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer was founded on January 7, 1781 by Father Francisco Garcés to protect the Anza Trail where it forded the Colorado River.
The settlement, located about ten miles northeast of Yuma Crossing, was not part of the California mission chain, but was administered as a part of the Arizona missions. The Mission site and nearby pueblo was inadequately supported, and Spanish colonists seized the best lands, destroyed the Indians' crops, and generally ignored the rights of the local natives. [1]
In retaliation, the Quechan (Yuma) Indians and their allies attacked and destroyed the installation and the neighboring Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción during a three-day period, from July 17–19, 1781. Some 50 Spaniards, including Father Garcés (along with three other friars and Captain Fernando Rivera y Moncada) were killed, and the women and children taken captive. The natives' victory closed this crossing and seriously crippled future communications between Las Californias and New Spain-Mexico. [1]
Today, only a historical marker identifies the site. The marker is on Imperial County Road 524, 0.2 mi W of intersection of Levee and Mehring Roads, 4.4 mi NE of Bard, California.
References
- ^ a b c R. Douglas Hurt, 2002, The Indian frontier, 1763-1846, UNM Press, ISBN 0826319661. Google Books excerpt
See also
External links
Arizona missions Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (1687) · San José de Tumacácori (1691) · Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi (1691) · San Pedro y San Pablo del Tubutama (1691) · San Xavier del Bac (1699) · San Cayetano de Tumacácori (1751) · San Cayetano de Calabazas (1756) · Puerto de Purísima Concepción(California) (1780) · San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer (California) (1781)
Categories:- Spanish missions in Arizona
- 1781 establishments
- Pre-state history of Arizona
- New Spain
- California building and structure stubs
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