Who was Padre Kino?

Discover the captivating life and legacy of one of the most important figures in the history of the Southwest and Mexico, Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino by public historian Alex La Pierre.

While his name graces geographical locations, streets, and businesses, there is a deeper story to be told about the region's first peacemaker and how he has impacted our past, and present.

Many of our Sonoran Desert folkways can be traced back to his encounters with the Indigenous people and the cultural syncretism between the Old and New Worlds that ensued in the missions he founded located now on both sides of the border.