SAN XAVIER DEL BAC MISSION

Mission San Xavier del Bac was founded by Father Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1692 near a Pima Indian village. This was the old church. The current church was built in 1783 with a 7,000 peso loan. From 1828 to 1858, the church was vacant because of political reasons and began to decay. In 1859, repairs to the church began.

An early 1900 photo

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DIRECTIONS: From Tucson, Arizona, take Interstate 10 east to Interstate 19 south. Exit at the sign for Mission San Xavier del Bac. The mission is approximately 7 miles from Tucson.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:

"Renunciation" (Lubin 1912) Directed by: Wilbert Melville.

"The Gay Desperado" (United Artists 1936) Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian. Cast: Nino Martini, Ida Lupino, Leo Carrillo, Harold Huber, James Blakeley, Stanley Fields, Mischa Auer, Paul Hurst.

"Mark of the Avenger" (Paramount 1938) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: Douglas Dumbrille, Sidney Toler, Russell Hayden, Stanley Andrews.

"The Last Outpost" (Paramount 1951) Directed by: Lewis R. Foster. Cast: Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Bruce Bennett, Bill Williams, Noah Beery Jr., Peter Hanson, Hugh Beaumont.

"The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold" (United Artists 1958) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Douglas Kennedy, Charles Watts, Noreen Nash, Lisa Montell, Ralph Moody, Norman Frederic, John Miljan, Lane Bradford.

"Run, Simon, Run" (ABC-TV 1970) Directed by: George McCowan. Cast: Burt Reynolds, Inger Stevens, Royal Dano, James Best, Rodolfo Acosta, Don Dubbins, Ken Lynch, Eddie Little Sky.

"The Mark of Zorro" (ABC-TV/20th Century Fox 1974) Directed by: Don McDougall. Cast: Gilbert Roland, John Rose, Louise Sorel, Frank Soto, Alfonso Tafoya, Anne Archer, Yvonne De Carlo, Frank Langella, Ricardo Montalban.