Nogales in Santa Cruz County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino SJ
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 26, 2010
1. Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino SJ Marker
Man of God
Pioneer Explorer
Astronomer
Rancher Teacher
Cartographer
1645-1711
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 31° 21.029′ N, 110° 55.697′ W. Marker is in Nogales, Arizona, in Santa Cruz County. It can be reached from West Kino Park Place. Monument and marker are located in center of loop for State Highway 82 at Grand Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 West Kino Park Place, Nogales AZ 85621, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands, in the Sonoran Desert, in Southeastern Arizona, in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, and specifically in the Tucson Metro Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grand Ave - Frank Reed School (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Stephen D. Little (approx. 0.3 miles away); Commemorating Jacob Isaacson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Montezuma Hotel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mission Guevavi (approx. 4.4 miles away); John Ward's Ranch (approx. 13½ miles away); Cady Hall (approx. 16.6 miles away); Patagonia Depot (approx. 16.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nogales.
More about this marker. There were two additional plaques
this page online
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Additional Arizona Markers Commemorating Padre Kino
Also see . . . Kino Heritage Society. (Submitted on December 2, 2019.)
Additional keywords. cartography
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 26, 2010
2. Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino SJ Marker
View of marker and sculpture looking north.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 26, 2010
3. Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino SJ Marker
View of marker and sculpture looking north.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 26, 2010
4. Plaque on Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino SJ Sculpture
Photographed by Bill Kirchner
5. An Related Eusebio Francisco Kino Marker Located in Wesley Bolin Plaza, Phoenix
para mantener viva su memoria
y fortalecer la amistad y la
comprension entre nuestros dos
estados, Sonora dono esta estatua
a Arizona, en agosto de 1967
siendo gobernadores, respectivemente
To maintain alive the memory of the
pioneer civilizer of the Pimeria and to
strengthen the ties of friendship
and comprehension between the peoples of
both states, Sonora presented this
statue to Arizona in August of 1967
being governors,
Lic. Luis Encinas
and Hon. Jack Williams Respective
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,004 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 1, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 5. submitted on February 18, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
