After the Pima rebellion of 1751, the mission was moved to the present site on the west side of the Santa Cruz river and renamed San José de Tumacácori. By 1848, the mission was abandoned and began falling into severe disrepair. Preservation and stabilization efforts began in 1908 when the area was declared a National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt and continue today.
What they think it looked like when new.
The Cemetery located behind the Mission
Storage
Convent
Portals
Typical Home
3 comments:
It is sort of spooky, beautiful but spooky.
Very spooky, but inviting too.
Lovely pics mom.
Hey Pepper,
Sounds as if you are back in your glory...visiting wonderful old sites. Lucky for me because I can get a dose of history from you.
When I was looking at these photo's I kept thinking it would be wonderful to simply sit on the floor or ground and get real quiet and hear what the spirits might tell me about this spot on earth. Do you ever do that? Some places just draw me to them. Eerie but cool when it happens.
Thanks for sharing...
xxxJolie
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