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KINO'S HISTORICAL MEMOIR....
Eusebio Kino
Italian missionary, monk of the Jesuit Order, astronomer, cartographer, geographer Date of Birth: Country: Italy |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Jesuit Order and Mission to Mexico
- Perilous Journey to the New World
- Missionary Work in Baja California
- Founding of Loreto and Conflict with Locals
- Renewed Mission Attempts and Return to Mexico
Early Life and Education
Born into a carpenter's family in the Italian Alps near Trento, Eusebio Francisco Kino exhibited exceptional abilities from a young age.
His parents sent him to a Jesuit school, where he excelled in mathematics and chemistry.
B Father Eusebio Francisco Kino and his missions of the Pimería Alta.
At the age of 20, he entered the Jesuit monastery.
Jesuit Order and Mission to Mexico
Kino's intellectual prowess caught the attention of the Duke of Bavaria, who offered him a professorship at the University of Ingolstadt.
However, Kino's vocation lay in missionary work. He petitioned the Jesuit leadership to send him to China, but vacancies existed only in t