Santiago de Chiquitos
Santiago de Chiquitos | |
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![]() Mission church of Santiago de Chiquitos | |
Coordinates: 18°20′24″S 59°35′54″W / 18.34000°S 59.59833°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | ![]() |
Province | Chiquitos Province |
Municipality | Roboré Municipality |
Elevation | 2,041 ft (622 m) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 1,927 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Santiago de Chiquitos is a small town in Roboré Municipality in Chiquitos Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. The mission of Santiago de Chiquitos is one of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos.[1]
The town is located 467 km east of the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra and 22 km from the town of Roboré. It has a population of 1,927 as of the 2012 census, and is located within the Tucavaca Valley Municipal Reserve.
History
[edit]In 1754, the Jesuit Mission of Santiago de Chiquitos was founded by Jesuit missionaries Gaspar Troncoso and Gaspar Campos.[2][3]
Languages
[edit]Camba Spanish is the most commonly used everyday language.[4] The Santiagueño dialect of Chiquitano is also spoken in the town.[5]
Culture
[edit]The annual fiesta takes place on July 25. The town maintains religious musical traditions.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ World Heritage Site: Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
- ^ Lasso Varela, Isidro José (2008-06-26). "Influencias del cristianismo entre los Chiquitanos desde la llegada de los Españoles hasta la expulsión de los Jesuitas" (in Spanish). Departamento de Historia Moderna, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia UNED. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ Groesbeck, Geoffrey A. P. (2008). "A Brief History of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos (eastern Bolivia)". Colonialvoyage. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ Nikulin, Andrey (2020). "Contacto de lenguas en la Chiquitanía". Revista Brasileira de Línguas Indígenas. 2 (2): 5–30. doi:10.18468/rbli.2019v2n2.p05-30.
- ^ Nikulin, Andrey. 2020. Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo. Doctoral dissertation, University of Brasília.
- ^ Barbery, Rubens (2019-02-03). "Santiago de Chiquitos, la antesala del cielo, se convirtió en una galería de arte" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-26.