Tumacacori Mission

 
This church was built by the Franciscans between 1800 and 1820 as a replacement for the original church built by Padre Kino, a pioneer Jesuit priest who arrived here in 1691. The first church was built in 1757. Raiding Apaches frequently visited the area, pillaging the Yaqui and D'Odham Indian villages and the church settlement which caused them to be vacated periodically. The church and granery, along with the convent, priests' house all finally fell into ruins. Today this place is a National Historic Park.