Mission São Lourenço Mártir
Ruins · Brazil
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- -28.462, -54.710
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: The São Lourenço Mártir Archaeological Site consists of ruins from the Jesuit reduction of the same name, which was part of the Sete Povos das Missões.
History
The São Lourenço Mártir Archaeological Site consists of ruins from the Jesuit reduction of the same name, which was part of the Sete Povos das Missões. It is located in the district of São Lourenço das Missões, in the municipality of São Luiz Gonzaga, Rio Grande do Sul, approximately 30 kilometers from the main town, accessible via the BR-285 highway. The São Lourenço Mártir reduction was founded in 1690 and became one of the largest reductions among the Sete Povos, with a population of nearly 7,000 indigenous inhabitants.