World Heritage Identification Number: 995
World Heritage since: 2000
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina
Continent: Americas
UNESCO World Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
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The Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba: A Unique Blend of Religion, Education, and Agriculture
The Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, offer a fascinating glimpse into the history of the Jesuit Province of Paraguay. This site, located in the Argentine province of Córdoba, is a testament to the unique religious, social, and economic experiment that spanned over 150 years in the 17th and 18th centuries.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The Jesuit Block in Córdoba, heart of the former Jesuit Province of Paraguay, contains the core buildings of the Jesuit system: the university, the church and residence of the Society of Jesus, and the college. Along with the five estancias, or farming estates, they contain religious and secular buildings, which illustrate the unique religious, social, and economic experiment carried out in the world for a period of over 150 years in the 17th and 18th centuries.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
Criterion (ii): The Jesuit buildings and ensembles of Córdoba and the estancias are exceptional examples of the fusion of European and indigenous values and cultures during a seminal period in South America.
Criterion (iv): The religious, social, and economic experiment carried out in South America for over 150 years by the Society of Jesus produced a unique form of material expression, which is illustrated by the Jesuit buildings and ensembles of Córdoba and the estancias.
Encyclopedia Record: Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
The Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba are a former Jesuit reduction built by missionaries in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, named a World Heritage Site in 2000.Additional Site Details
Area: 38.12 hectares
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
Coordinates: -31.42056 , -64.19111
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