Tumacacori Christmas Tree

Tumacacori Christmas Tree

A national historical park, the Tumacacori Mission is located about 45 miles south of Tucson, Arizona. The name “Tumacácori” may have been derived from two O’odham words, chu-uma and kakul, having reference to a flat, rocky place. Father Kino established it as a mission in January 1691, one day before Guevavi, making it the oldest mission site in Arizona. For many years, though, it was a visita or visiting station of the mission headquarters at Guevavi. During most of those years, it was located on the east side of the Santa Cruz River and was called San Cayetano de Tumacácori. Services were held in a small adobe structure built by the Pima inhabitants of the village. After the Pima rebellion of 1751, the mission was moved to the present site on the west side of the river and renamed San José de Tumacácori. Here the first actual church edifice was built.

This Christmas tree was in the lobby of the mission’s visitor center.

Photographed with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28.

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