Missions
- Mission Nuestra Señora de los Dolores: founded on March 13, 1687. This was the first mission founded in the Pimaria Alta by Father Kino. By 1744, the mission was abandoned.
- Nuestra Señora de los Remedios was founded in 1687 and was abandoned by 1730. Nothing remains of this mission.
- San Ignacio de Cabórica was founded in 1687 and is located in San Ignacio, Sonora.
- Mission San Pedro y San Pablo del Tubutama was founded in 1687, in Tubutama, Sonora.
- Santa Teresa de Atil was founded in 1687, in the small town of Atil, Sonora.
- Santa Maria Magdalena was founded in 1687, located in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora. Padre Kino's grave is located here.
- San José de Imuris was founded in 1687, in Imuris, Sonora.
- Nuestra Señora del Pilar y Santiago de Cocóspera was founded in 1689. It is located in Cocóspera, Sonora.
- San Antonio Paduano del Oquitoa was founded in 1689. It is located in Oquitoa, Sonora.
- San Diego del Pitiquito was founded in 1689. It is located in Pitiquito, Sonora.
- San Luis Bacoancos was founded in 1691, but was soon abandoned after Apache attacks.
- Mission San Cayetano de Calabazas was founded in 1691 at a native Sobaipuri settlement. Later a church was built. After the 1751 Pima Revolt the settlement and mission were moved to the opposite side of the river and became --
- Mission San José de Tumacácori, the presently known location that is a National Historic Park. The farming land around the mission was sold at auction in 1834 and the mission was abandoned by 1840. It is now a National Monument in Tumacácori National Historical Park in Southern Arizona.
- Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi was founded in 1691 and is the location of the first church built in southern Arizona. The church was initially established in a native settlement, but then was destroyed by fire, probably during an indigenous uprising. The church rebuilt in new locations twice, the final and largest one being built in 1751. Its ruins are part of Tumacácori National Historical Park.
- San Lázaro was founded in 1691, but was soon abandoned after Apache attacks.
- San Xavier del Bac (O'odham : Va:k), 16 miles south of Tucson, Arizona, founded in 1692, the present building dates from 1785. The interior is richly decorated with ornaments showing a mixture of New Spain and Native American artistic motifs. It is still used by Tohono O'odham and Yaqui tribal members.
- San Cosme y Damián de Tucsón: founded 1692
- La Purísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora de Caborca: founded 1693
- Santa María Suamca: founded 1693
- San Valentín de Busanic/Bisanig: founded 1693
- Nuestra Señora de Loreto y San Marcelo de Sonoyta: founded 1693
- Nuestra Señora de la Ascención de Opodepe: founded 1704
- Los Santos Reyes de Sonoita/San Ignacio de Sonoitac: a rancheria near Tumacacori, founded 1692.
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