Resumen
Father Alfonso del Castillo, superior of all peoples in 1687.
Información
Fundación
Father Alfonso del Castillo, superior of all peoples in 1687.
Ubicación
Located at the Brazilian city of Rio Grande do Sul 28 ° 24’28 “S 54 ° 57’39” W
Its origin is in the transfer of 2,922 people who once inhabited the reductions San Joaquin and Santa
Teresa.
Estado actual
The first priest was Father Miguel Fernandez. In 1707 its population had been reduced to 1,997 souls.
Catholic parish, in Gothic style, inside houses several religious sculptures church stands in excellent condition of the reduction period (1687-1756) made by the Indians guaran. Meanwhile, Mission San Luis Gonzaga, founded by Father Miguel Fernández in 1756, told a press where books and pamphlets were made, also had a organized orchestra composed of violins, flutes, harpsichord. Another point that emerges from this mission is that blacksmiths, carvers, painters and sculptors indígenas.íes working out here. It was the origin of the modern city of São Luiz Gonzaga.