The Franciscans are the friars
minor founded by St. Francis of Assisi (Italy)
in 1209 A.D. Franciscans are divided into three distinct and independent
branches, one of which is known simply as Friars Minor. As missionaries,
these friars have gone to the ends of the earth and to them is left the
popularization of such devotions as the Stations of the Cross and the Christmas
crèche. The Franciscans also introduced drama as a means of
teaching Christianity to the Indians of Mexico, for example, the Posadas
and Piñata as well as the "Shepherd's Play" or Pastorela. Following
are some of the Franciscans who served at Tumacácori and in the
Pimería Alta:
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| Agorreta | Juan José | Misionero (OFM) |
| Arriquibar | Pedro Antonio de | Misionero (OFM) |
| Barbastro | Francisco Antonio | Misionero (OFM) |
| Barreneche | Juan Antonio | Misionero (OFM) |
| Belarde | Joachín Antonio | Misionero (OFM) |
| Belderrain | Juan Bautista de | Misionero (OFM) |
| Bordoy | Mariano | Misionero (OFM) |
| Calzada | Ambrosio | Misionero (OFM) |
| Carrasco | Manuel | Misionero (OFM) |
| Carrillo | Balthasar | Misionero (OFM) |
| Clemente | Gaspar de | Misionero (OFM) |
| Díaz | Juan Marcelo | Misionero (OFM) |
| Diaz | Rafael | Misionero (OFM) |
| Eixarch | Thomás | Misionero (OFM) |
| Estelric | Juan Bautista | Misionero (OFM) |
| Font | Pedro | Misionero (OFM) |
| Gallo | Matías | Misionero (OFM) |
| Gamarra | Felix | Misionero (OFM) |
| Garcés | Francisco Tomás Hermenegildo | Misionero (OFM) |
| García | Diego Martín | Misionero (OFM) |
| Gil de Bernabe | Juan Christomo | Misionero (OFM) |
| Gorgoll | Juan | Misionero (OFM) |
| Gutiérrez | Narciso | Misionero (OFM) |
| Ibañez | Florencio | Misionero (OFM) |
| Iturralde | Francisco | Misionero (OFM) |
| Liberós | Ramón | Misionero (OFM) |
| Llorens | Juan Bautista | Misionero (OFM) |
| López | Ramón | Misionero (OFM) |
| Madueño y Cobo | Fernando | Misionero (OFM) |
| Maldonado | Juan | Misionero (OFM) |
| Moreno | Joseph Mathias | Misionero (OFM) |
| Pérez | José Ignacio | Misionero (OFM) |
| Prado | Angel Alonso de | Misionero (OFM) |
| Ramírez | Joseph Ignacio | Misionero (OFM) |
| Ramos | Antonio | Misionero (OFM) |
| Río | José del | Misionero (OFM) |
| Roche | Francisco | Misionero (OFM) |
| Ruiz | Gregorio | Misionero (OFM) |
| Saravia | Manuel | Misionero (OFM) |
| Soler | José | Misionero (OFM) |
| Vañó | Juan | Misionero (OFM) |
| Ximeno | Bartholomé | Misionero (OFM) |
| Zuñiga | Francisco Sánchez | Misionero (OFM) |
Note: This page
is undergoing constant updating as more mission documents are translated
from the original Spanish.