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KINO - English
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8352/kino.htm

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Eusebio Francisco Kino was born 10 August 1645 in Segno, Italy. After suffering an illness in his late teen years that nearly caused his death, he joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and dedicated his life to divine service. He was a brilliant student in several German universities he attended, excelling in science, mathematics, theology, and languages.

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Tumacacori NHP: Father Kino - English
URL: http://www.nps.gov/tuma/Father_Kino.html

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In January of 1691 a tall Jesuit missionary astride his horse rode north through the Santa Cruz Valley. Stopping at the Pima Indian village of Tumacácori, on the east bank of the Santa Cruz River, Father Kino celebrated Mass for the village inhabitants.

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Father Eusebio Francisco Kino (DesertUSA) - English
URL: http://desertusa.com/mag98/april/papr/du_kino.html

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Jesuit missionary Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, was one of the early Spanish explorers of the deserts of the American Southwest. In addition to establishing a number of missions in the New World, he proved that Lower California was a peninsula, the Baja Peninsula -- not an island as had previously been believed.

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