Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Template:Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site The Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba (Template:Langx) are a former Jesuit reduction built by missionaries in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, named a World Heritage Site in 2000.[1]
The Manzana Jesuítica contains the University of Córdoba, one of the oldest in South America, the Monserrat Secondary School, a church, and residence buildings.[1] To maintain such a project, the Jesuits operated six Estancias (residences) around the province of Córdoba,[2] named Caroya, Jesús María, Santa Catalina, Alta Gracia, Candelaria, and San Ignacio.[3][4]
The farm and the complex, started in 1615, had to be left by the Jesuits, following the 1767 decree by King Charles III of Spain that expelled them from the continent.[5] They were then run by the Franciscans until 1853, when the Jesuits returned to The Americas. Nevertheless, the university and the high-school were nationalized a year later.
Each Estancia has its own church and set of buildings,[2] around which towns grew, such as Alta Gracia, the closest to the Block. The Jesuit Block and the Estancias can be visited by tourists; the Road of the Jesuit Estancias is approximately Template:Convert in length.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who would later become Pope Francis, lived there.[6]
See also
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External links
- Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba - Argentine Tourism Office
- Estancias Jesuíticas Template:In lang
- Images of the Estancias - Government of Córdoba Template:In lang
- Jesuitic institutions in Argentina
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- ↑ Manfred Barthel. The Jesuits: History and Legend of the Society of Jesus. Translated and adapted from the German by Mark Howson. William Morrow & Co., 1984, pp. 223-4.
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- Buildings and structures completed in the 17th century
- World Heritage Sites in Argentina
- Buildings and structures in Córdoba Province, Argentina
- Jesuit history in South America
- Spanish missions in Argentina
- Former populated places in Argentina
- Tourist attractions in Córdoba Province, Argentina
- 1615 establishments in the Spanish Empire