Kino Memorial - Tucson, Arizona
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BruceS
N 32° 13.374 W 110° 58.506
12S E 502346 N 3565143
Bronze bas-relief plaque honoring early missionary to the southwest located in Sunset Park in Tucson, Arizona.
Waymark Code: WMHJ0M
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2013
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The KINO MEMORIAL, N. Main St. between W. Ott and W. Alameda Sts., is in a small park which also contains an Indian "picture" rock. The memorial, erected in 1936, honors Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711), the Jesuit missionary. It consists of an oblong block of dark volcanic rock with a bronze plaque designed by Mahonri Young. Father Kino, led by an Indian boy, is shown in relief on the plaque.- Arizona: A State Guide, Tucson section, pg. 260.
The Kino Memorial is as described in the Guide. Its location is now called Sunset Park. The plaque is inscribed:
Top:
Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino, S.J.
Earliest Pioneer Of Civilization In The Southwest
Heroic Missionary To The Pima Indians
Intrepid Explorer Founder Of San Xavier Del Bac.
Bottom:
Born Segno, Italy, 1645 - Educated At Jesuit Colleges
Entered Society Of Jesus, 1665 - His Petition
To Be Sent Upon A Distant & Dangerous Mission Granted, 1678 - Began Missionary Labors
In Lower California, April 1, 1683 - Among Pimas, March 13, 1687
During 24 Years In Pimeria Alta Made 50 Missionary And Exploring Exps. Inland
Founded Missions - Est. Ranches - Intro. Domestic Animals &
European Plants to AZ - Made World Famous Maps - Wrote Enduring Books
Died 1711, Aged 66 Years, At Magdelena, Sonora, Where His Body Now Rests