Known as the ‘Padre on Horseback,’ the tireless and well-traveled Father Eusebio Francisco Kino made his mark on the Arizona Territory when he established missions in the area in the late 1600s. Tumac??cori, established by Kino in January 1691, is the oldest mission site in the state and is now part of Tumac??cori National Historic Park.
Father Eusebio Francisco Kino – ‘Padre on Horseback’
on August 11, 2002
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