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{{Infobox World Heritage Site
| WHS = Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: [[San Ignacio Miní|San Ignacio Mini]], [[Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana|Santa Ana]], [[Nuestra Señora de Loreto]] and [[Santa María la Mayor|Santa Maria la Mayor]] (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
| Image = [[Image:Interior sao miguel das missoes.jpg|center|standard|Interior view of the ruins of São Miguel das Missões.]]
| State Party = {{ARG}} and {{BRA}}
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| ID = 275-291
| Region = [[List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas|Latin America and the Caribbean]]
| Year = 1983
| Session = 7th
| Extension = 1984
| Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/275
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'''São Miguel das Missões''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for '''[[St. Michael]] of the [[Mission (Christian)|Missions]]''') is a [[Unesco World Heritage]] site located in the small town of [[São Miguel das Missões (city)|São Miguel das Missões]] in the northwestern region of [[Rio Grande do Sul]], a state in southern [[Brazil]]. It is also known as '''São Miguel Arcanjo''' and by its [[Spanish language]] name '''San Miguel'''. It was one of the many [[Jesuit Reductions]] in [[Argentina]] and Brazil. [[Jesuit]] [[missionaries]] founded the mission in the [[18th Century]] in part to [[Catechism|catechise]] the [[Guaraní]] indian population and to protect the natives from [[Spanish people|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] [[Slavery|slave traders]].
[[Image:Ruinas_de_Sao_Miguel_das_Missoes.jpg|thumb|300px|left|[[Façade]] of São Miguel das Missões.]]
The Mission was built from around [[1735]] to around [[1745]]. Despite the efforts of the [[Jesuits]], the slave trade of the [[Spain|Spanish]] and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] empires eventually conquered and the Mission was abandoned. The Cathedral in nearby [[Santo Ângelo]] city is modeled after the São Miguel das Missões reduction.
[[Image:Ruinas-saomiguel12.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Old church bell and native art in the Missions Museum.]]
The [[ruins]] of São Miguel das Missões are protected by [[UNESCO]] since [[1983]]. [[Geographic coordinates]] for the site are: {{coord|28.562778|S|54.553889|W|}}.
==See also==
*''[[The Mission (film)|The Mission]]'', a [[1986]] film starring [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Jeremy Irons]], about the Jesuit Missions of the [[Guaraní]]. The set recreates what São Miguel das Missões may have looked like in the [[18th century]].
*[[Jesuit Reductions]]
*[[San Ignacio Miní]]
*[[Guarani War]]
==External links==
{{commons|Category:São Miguel das Missões|São Miguel das Missões}}
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=santo+angelo,+brazil&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=18&ll=-28.547933,-54.555616&spn=0.003412,0.006738&t=k Satellite view of São Miguel das Missões]
*[http://www.missoes.iphan.gov.br/ Jesuit Missions of the Guarani] (in Portuguese)
*[http://blog.biarnesa.com/en/index.php/2008/05/22/15-the-ruins-of-sao-miguel-in-rio-grande-do-sul São Miguel das Missões]
*[http://www.fotoserumos.com/sao_miguel.htm Additional photos of São Miguel das Missões]
*[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/291 Official São Miguel das Missões Unesco page]
*[http://www.sanoticias.com/ SA Notícias - news from de city and region]
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Revision as of 03:18, 11 October 2008
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Criteria | Cultural: iv |
Reference | 275-291 |
Inscription | 1983 (7th Session) |
Extensions | 1984 |
São Miguel das Missões (Portuguese for St. Michael of the Missions) is a Unesco World Heritage site located in the small town of São Miguel das Missões in the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul, a state in southern Brazil. It is also known as São Miguel Arcanjo and by its Spanish language name San Miguel. It was one of the many Jesuit Reductions in Argentina and Brazil. Jesuit missionaries founded the mission in the 18th Century in part to catechise the Guaraní indian population and to protect the natives from Spanish and Portuguese slave traders.
The Mission was built from around 1735 to around 1745. Despite the efforts of the Jesuits, the slave trade of the Spanish and Portuguese empires eventually conquered and the Mission was abandoned. The Cathedral in nearby Santo Ângelo city is modeled after the São Miguel das Missões reduction.
The ruins of São Miguel das Missões are protected by UNESCO since 1983. Geographic coordinates for the site are: 28°33′46″S 54°33′14″W / 28.562778°S 54.553889°W.
See also
- The Mission, a 1986 film starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, about the Jesuit Missions of the Guaraní. The set recreates what São Miguel das Missões may have looked like in the 18th century.
- Jesuit Reductions
- San Ignacio Miní
- Guarani War