San José de Chiquitos

San José de Chiquitos, or simply San José, is the capital of Chiquitos Province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is known as part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, which is declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site,^[1] as a former Jesuit Reduction.

San José de Chiquitos
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San José de Chiquitos Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°51′0″S 60°45′0″W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Santa Cruz Department
Province	Chiquitos Province
Municipality	San José de Chiquitos Municipality
Canton	San José Canton
Population  (2001)
• Total	9,211
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

The ruins of the mission of San Juan Bautista, one of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, lie near the village of San Juan de Taperas in San José de Chiquitos Municipality.

History

In 1698, the mission of San José was founded by Jesuit missionaries Felipe Suárez and Fr. Dionisio Ávila. The mission hosted the Penoqui Indians.^[2][3]

Languages

Today, Camba Spanish is the most commonly used everyday language.^[4] In the past, the Penoqui dialect of Chiquitano was spoken at the mission of San José de Chiquitos.^[5]

Climate

Climate data for San José de Chiquitos, elevation 284 m (932 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.6 (90.7)	32.1 (89.8)	32.0 (89.6)	31.1 (88.0)	28.8 (83.8)	28.2 (82.8)	29.0 (84.2)	31.4 (88.5)	33.0 (91.4)	33.9 (93.0)	33.2 (91.8)	32.9 (91.2)	31.5 (88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.1 (80.8)	26.7 (80.1)	26.4 (79.5)	25.1 (77.2)	22.8 (73.0)	21.5 (70.7)	21.3 (70.3)	23.2 (73.8)	25.5 (77.9)	27.1 (80.8)	27.1 (80.8)	27.2 (81.0)	25.1 (77.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.5 (70.7)	21.2 (70.2)	20.8 (69.4)	19.1 (66.4)	16.8 (62.2)	14.9 (58.8)	13.8 (56.8)	15.3 (59.5)	18.0 (64.4)	20.4 (68.7)	21.0 (69.8)	21.5 (70.7)	18.7 (65.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	190.4 (7.50)	117.6 (4.63)	173.0 (6.81)	170.2 (6.70)	85.2 (3.35)	94.0 (3.70)	88.0 (3.46)	86.0 (3.39)	82.1 (3.23)	77.0 (3.03)	106 (4.2)	128 (5.0)	1,397.5 (55)
Average precipitation days	10.4	9.8	8.7	4.7	4.6	2.7	1.8	1.7	3.0	5.7	7.2	8.6	68.9
Average relative humidity (%)	72.9	75.1	75.2	73.1	72.8	69.5	60.6	55.5	54.4	60.7	65.5	71.3	67.2
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[6][7]

See also

• List of Jesuit sites
• List of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos

References

1. World Heritage Site: Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
2. Lasso Varela, Isidro José (2008-06-26). "Influencias del cristianismo entre los Chiquitanos desde la llegada de los Españoles hasta la expulsión de los Jesuitas" (in Spanish). Departamento de Historia Moderna, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia UNED. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
3. Groesbeck, Geoffrey A. P. (2008). "A Brief History of the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos (eastern Bolivia)". Colonialvoyage. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
4. Nikulin, Andrey (2020). "Contacto de lenguas en la Chiquitanía". Revista Brasileira de Línguas Indígenas. 2 (2): 5–30. doi:10.18468/rbli.2019v2n2.p05-30. S2CID 225674786.
5. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 60.
6. "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
7. "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

External links

• www.world-gazetteer.com / Population at archive.today (archived 2012-12-05)
• Map of Chiquitos Province
• Description of Jesuit mission (World Heritage Site) with pictures and information