Concepción de la Sierra

Concepción de la Sierra
Municipality and village
Country  Argentina
Province Misiones Province

Concepción de la Sierra is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina.[1] The town sits on the original location of the Jesuit Reduction, founded in 1619. The Jesuit heritage is still visible. The Jesuits were expelled from the Spanish Empire in 1767.

References

  1. ↑ Ministerio del Interior (Spanish)

Coordinates: 27°59′S 55°31′W / 27.983°S 55.517°W / -27.983; -55.517


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