Personal Information Surname: Bentz Given Name: Antonio María Sex: M Place of Birth: Dilligen, Baveria Date of Birth: 03/15/1716 Order: Jesuit Place of Death: Caborca Date of Death: 02/20/1766 Cause of Death: Race or Tribe: Baveriaco Residence: Caborca Title: Misionero (IHS) Place of Service: Caborca Burial Place: Caborca-in the church Translation: (Baverian) Notes: Padre Bentz was born in Dilligen, Bavaria on March 15, 1716. He came to New Spain in August of 1750. In the Pimería Alta, he came first to San Ignacio in 1756, after having previously served at Cumuripa and Ónavas. He stayed there only a short time before being transferred to Caborca, where he served until he died. His burial at Caborca is recorded as follows: "On the twentieth of February of this year (1766), Antonio Bentz, a very religious man, died in this village. He ministered gloriously here in this mission for more than ten years. I buried him in the church of this village for which truth I sign: Alonso Espinosa"   Event Relationship [20 Records] Event ID: 2528 Relationship: Deceased Event Date: 02/20/1766       Event ID: 2532 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 03/23/1764       Event ID: 2569 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/03/1764       Event ID: 7354 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/02/1756 View Document A     Event ID: 7355 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/14/1756 View Document A     Event ID: 7356 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/21/1757 View Document A     Event ID: 8329 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 03/18/1764       Event ID: 8506 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/29/1762       Event ID: 8507 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/25/1763       Event ID: 8508 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/05/1764       Event ID: 8509 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/28/1764       Event ID: 8510 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/31/1764       Event ID: 8511 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 03/19/1764       Event ID: 8512 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/12/1764       Event ID: 8513 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/25/1764       Event ID: 8514 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/01/1764       Event ID: 8515 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/04/1764       Event ID: 8607 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/02/1765       Event ID: 8608 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/18/1766       Event ID: 9644 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/14/1765

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