Southwestern Mission Research Center
Committed to promoting and fostering education, research and preservation relating to the Spanish Borderlands for over 50 years
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The Southwestern Mission Research Center is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. We’re committed to the cause of supporting Spanish Borderlands research and education. Our Kino Missions tours introduce people to the history and culture of the Pimería Alta, in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and Arizona. Proceeds from these tours enable us to sponsor important scholarship on a broader level, assist with publications, and promote education. Furthermore we engage in cooperative restoration projects with the mission communities.
Explore our website to learn more about Spanish colonial missions. Most of all you will find out about the work of the Southwestern Mission Research Center.
Upcoming SMRC Mission Tours
Retrace the steps of Father Kino and the missionaries who followed him. You’ll be guided by scholars and enthusiasts who know and love the region. Most noteworthy they volunteer their time to share their knowledge of the Spanish borderlands missions with others.
In the News…
“Spanish/Mexican Land Grants in what is now Southern Arizona” Presentation at Canoa Ranch
Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation’s 200th Anniversary of the San Ignacio de la Canoa Land Grant Lecture Series presents “Spanish/Mexican Land Grants in what is now Southern Arizona” by ethnohistorian Tom Sheridan. On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 from...
read more“Life on the Northern Frontier of the Pimería Alta” – San Ignacio de la Canoa Land Grant Lecture Series
As part of the Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation’s 200th Anniversary of the San Ignacio de la Canoa Land Grant Lecture Series, a presentation by archaeologist Homer Thiel, titled “Life on the Northern Frontier of the Pimería Alta,” will be held on...
read moreOld Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Presentation “Understanding Indigenous Mexico through the Maya, Mixtec, and Aztec Codices”
On Thursday, February 17, 2022, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” will feature “Understanding Indigenous Mexico through the Maya, Mixtec, and Aztec Codices” by ethnohistorian Michael M. Brescia, Ph.D. This free online Zoom presentation...
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