Tumacacori National Historic Site

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Tumacacori Mission was established by Father Kino, a Jesuit priest, in 1671. It was to serve the Oodham Indians which the Spanish called Pima Indians. It is the oldest mission in Arizona. The church was begun in 1800. It is made of adobe bricks. We traveled about 50 miles south in the Sonoran Desert to arrive here. Nogales Mexico is about 20 miles south from here. Coming back, we were stopped by the Border Patrol. They asked, "Are you American citizens? Is your dog an American citizen?"