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Jesus de Tavarangue: Jesuit Mission in Paraguay

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The Jesuits established Jesus de Tavarangue in 1685 with population from another older mission.

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Population of Jesus de Tavarangue.

Population of Jesus de Tavarangue, 1731-1801

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Stone Church started in the 1750s, but was not completed at the time of the expulsion in 1767.

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Another view of church.

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Another view of the church.

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View of church and cloister.

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View of church and cloister.

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Interior of church.

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Interior of the church.

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Ruins of the Cloister

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Ruins of Cloister.

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Ruins of Church and Cloister.

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Following the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767 from the Spanish Empire, the Guarani gradually abandoned Jesus de Tavarangue.