San Ignacio Mini ruins in Misiones

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In the jungle of Misiones are the ruins of San Ignacio Miní, the traces of presence of religious Jesuits during the Spanish occupation in the early seventeenth century. The ruins of San Ignacio Miní were declared World Heritage Site in 1984 and are currently the best-preserved ruins in Argentina. The ruins of San Ignacio Miní are composed of remnants of the village and the church that the Jesuits built to evangelize the Guarani natives who inhabited the area. Expelled the Jesuits in 1767, San Ignacio Miní survived until it was destroyed, as other villages, during the border war of 1817. Despite this, a group under the command of Guaraní Chief Cristaldo returned to settle in the place. This repopulation was unsuccessful because the Paraguayan troops ravaged villages in Paraná in 1821. The film "The Mission" starred by Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons is about the war that the Jesuits and Guarani Indians fought against the Bandeirantes, the service of the Portuguese empire, that destroyed the mission. The urban plant of the mission was organized around the square and was chaired by the group that formed the largest town and the temple, with sacristy and baptistery, on one of those sides were located the parent's home, the school, dining hall, the courtyard of the workshops and warehouses, and in the other, the cemetery and the garden. Nowadays the ruins are one of the most important tourist attractions of Misiones province. Photo gallery:

In the jungle of Misiones are the ruins of San Ignacio Miní, the traces of presence of religious Jesuits during the Spanish occupation in the early seventeenth century.

The ruins of San Ignacio Miní were declared World Heritage Site in 1984 and are currently the best-preserved ruins in Argentina. The ruins of San Ignacio Miní are composed of remnants of the village and the church that the Jesuits built to evangelize the Guarani natives who inhabited the area.

Expelled the Jesuits in 1767, San Ignacio Miní survived until it was destroyed, as other villages, during the border war of 1817. Despite this, a group under the command of Guaraní Chief Cristaldo returned to settle in the place. This repopulation was unsuccessful because the Paraguayan troops ravaged villages in Paraná in 1821.

The film "The Mission" starred by Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons is about the war that the Jesuits and Guarani Indians fought against the Bandeirantes, the service of the Portuguese empire, that destroyed the mission.

The urban plant of the mission was organized around the square and was chaired by the group that formed the largest town and the temple, with sacristy and baptistery, on one of those sides were located the parent's home, the school, dining hall, the courtyard of the workshops and warehouses, and in the other, the cemetery and the garden.

Nowadays the ruins are one of the most important tourist attractions of Misiones province.

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