Calabazas Mission, Spanish mission ruins near Nogales, United States
The stone remains of Mission San Cayetano de Calabazas stand on elevated terrain east of the Santa Cruz River in southern Arizona.
Jesuit missionary Francisco Xavier Pauer established the mission in 1756, relocating indigenous Pima people from their village of Toacuquita near Santa Cruz River.
The mission grounds represent interactions between Spanish missionaries, Tohono O'odham farmers, Western Apache groups, Mexican settlers, and German immigrants in Arizona.
Access to Mission Calabazas requires advance reservations and accompaniment by National Park Service guides during winter months through Tumacacori National Historical Park.
The mission complex endured multiple reconstructions between attacks, serving as a military outpost named Fort Mason during the American Civil War in 1864.
Location: Santa Cruz County
Inception: 1756
GPS coordinates: 31.45248,-110.95957
Latest update: March 5, 2025 07:15
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