San Xavier Mission was founded by Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino, founder of the Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert chain, who often visited and preached in the area, then the Pimería Alta territory of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
San Xavier Mission was founded by Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino. Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino was founder of the Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert chain the Pimería Alta territory of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. This was then. Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino often visited and preached in the area. Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino was founder of the Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert chain.