San Rafael de Velasco | |
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 Mission church in San Rafael de Velasco, Jesuit Missions of Bolivia | |
  San Rafael de Velasco Location within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates:16°47′13″S60°40′26″W / 16.7869°S 60.6738°W /-16.7869; -60.6738 | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Santa Cruz Department |
| Province | José Miguel de Velasco Province |
| Municipality | San Rafael Municipality |
| Canton | San Rafael Canton |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 2,057 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
San Rafael de Velasco orSan Rafael is the seat of theSan Rafael Municipality in theJosé Miguel de Velasco Province,Santa Cruz Department,Bolivia. It is part of theJesuit Missions of Chiquitos. In 1990 it was declared aWorld Heritage Site.[2]
In 1695, the mission of San José was founded by Jesuit missionaries Juan Bautista Zea and Francisco Hervás. The mission was relocated and rebuilt multiple times due to epidemics (in 1701 and again in 1705) and fires (in 1719). In 1750, the mission was rebuilt yet again.[3][4]
The Tao (Yúnkarirsh) dialect ofChiquitano was spoken in San Rafael.[5]
Today,Camba Spanish, which has many words fromChiquitano, is spoken in San Rafael.[6]
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