Thursday, August 17, 2006
Posadas Mission
Heading north, I stopped at one of the best restored/preserved missions
in Argentina. This was a functioning community from the 1600s until the
early 1700s, when the expulsion order was given to the Jesuit Missions.
I was impressed with the size of the town and the amount of stone work,
but more by the idea that Jusuits would come from Spain to this, to convert
the local nomadic indigenous people.
There were some 16 of these Jesuit Missions here in Argentina
but they also spread as far as Bolivia.
The stonework is beautiful but it was made from poor quality
sandstone that is easy to work but does not last as long as other kinds of stone.
The model of the Mission really helps bring to life the ruins.
in Argentina. This was a functioning community from the 1600s until the
early 1700s, when the expulsion order was given to the Jesuit Missions.
I was impressed with the size of the town and the amount of stone work,
but more by the idea that Jusuits would come from Spain to this, to convert
the local nomadic indigenous people.
There were some 16 of these Jesuit Missions here in Argentina
but they also spread as far as Bolivia.
The stonework is beautiful but it was made from poor quality
sandstone that is easy to work but does not last as long as other kinds of stone.
The model of the Mission really helps bring to life the ruins.
