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Stories from Mission 2000
Mission 2000 is an interactive database containing mission records of the Pimería Alta. Click on the Mission 2000 link to enter the database, or click on any of the above listed stories to see examples of information that can be gleaned from the database system.
 
Mass Diorama
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Mass in the mission church at Tumacácori as depicted in a diorama in the museum at Tumacácori National Historical Park
Soldado de Cuera  

Did You Know?
That the soldiers of the frontier who protected the missions were known as soldados de cuera, or "soldiers of the leather jacket."

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST