Mission San Xavier Del Bac

San Francisco, CA: 5 Associates. Very Good+. 1954. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W and Color Photographs; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean and bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is some light rubbing to the spine joints (especially where the staples are). The text pages are clean and bright. "Mission San Xavier del Bac (Spanish: La Misión de San Xavier del Bac) is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation. The mission was founded in 1692 by Padre Eusebio Kino in the center of a centuries-old settlement of the Sobaipuri O'odham, a branch of the Akimel or River O'odham located along the banks of the Santa Cruz River. The mission was named for Francis Xavier, a Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order) in Europe. The original church was built to the north of the present Franciscan church. This northern church or churches served the mission until it was razed during an Apache raid in 1770. " (from Wikipedia) .