San Ignacio Miní
| Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria la Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
Remains of the entrance to the church.
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| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Reference | 275-291 |
| UNESCO region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Coordinates | 27°15′19″S 55°31′54″W / 27.25528°S 55.53167°WCoordinates: 27°15′19″S 55°31′54″W / 27.25528°S 55.53167°W |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1983 (7th Session) |
| Extensions | 1984 |
 Location of San Ignacio Miní in Argentina.
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San Ignacio Miní was one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in what the Spanish called the Province of Paraguay in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. It is located near present-day San Ignacio valley, some 60 km north of Posadas, Misiones Province, Argentina. In 1984 it was one of four reducciones in Argentina to be designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.
The original mission was erected near the year 1610 by Jesuit priests José Cataldino and Simón Maceta in the region called Guayrá by the natives and La Pinería by the Spanish conquistadores in present Paraná State, Brazil. Because of the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes, the mission moved in 1632, and did not settle in its current location until 1696. It was called San Ignacio Miní (minor in Guaraní) to distinguish it from the larger mission, San Ignacio Guazú (great).
In the 18th century, the mission had a population of around 3000 people, mostly indigenous peoples. They produced rich cultural and handicraft products, which the Spanish commercialized by trade via the nearby Paraná River. After the Suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1767, the Jesuits left the mission a year later. The natives destroyed the mission in 1817, as well as other missions in the area.
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