Missionary and Explorers

He was born on 10 th August, 1645

Kino was born in Tird, Italy.

No, he wasn`t. He was educated in Germany.

He was a Jesuit priest, missionary, explorer, map-maker, mathematician and astronomer.

He became a Jesuit priest in 1665.

It was in March, 1687 in what is now Sonora, México.

He began a series of more than 40 expeditions exploring southern Arizona

Because he was the first person to map it.

Yes, he did. He fought against the forced labor of Indians in northern Mexican silver mines.

Yes, he did. He wrote many books, including “Favores Celestiales”.

He died on March 15, 1711, in Magdalena, México.