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2 unusual facts about Moxo people


Moxo people

Jesuit priests arriving from Santa Cruz de la Sierra began evangelizing native peoples of the region in the 1670s.

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Moxeño ethnic identification derives from the combination of different pre-existing ethnic groups in this mission environment, and includes peoples associated with several different missions: Mojeño-Trinitarios (Trinidad mission), Mojeño-Loretanos (Loreto mission), Mojeño-Javerianos, and Mojeño-Ignacianos (San Ignacio de Moxos mission).



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