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LISTE DU PATRIM:>INE MJNDIAL WJRLD HERITAGE LIsr N° 275
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A) IDll-"TIFlCATlOO A) IDENTIFlCATlOO
Bien propose : sao Miguel das MissOes Nanination : sao Miguel das MissOes
Lieu : Etat de Rio Grande do Sul Location : Rio Grande do Sul State
Etat partie : Bresil State party : Brazil
Date: 30 oecembre 1982 Date : Decerrber 30, 1982
B) I<XM)S RE<XJI.1MENDATICN
,:Ie le bien culturel DrO""X)Se soit That the [>ro::osed cultural property
inscrit sur la li~te du Patr;i..noine be inscriPe<i on the Horltl Heritage List I
l-Drxlial dans le cadre d' une pI'O:tX>sition ",iti1in tile franewol;'k of a Sjlobal proJ:.O~i - I
glooale ccr.?renant leb principales t~ el~.~stng the principal Jesuit
missions jesuites de I' .Amerique du SUd. missions of South America.
C) JUsrIFlCATICl'J C) JUsrIFlCATlOO
La mission jesuite de S""'ao Miguel, The outset for the Jesuit missim of I'
d'abord fondee sur le site d'Itaia~ Sao Miguel, first founded on the site of
en 1632, connut des debuts difficiles. ItaiacecO in 1632, was a difficult one. I
La rMucticn fut transferee a Concep- The "reduccion" was transferred to ccnce1'
cibl, puis, en 1687, sur Ie site actuel, cion, then, in 1687, to the present site
au bard du Piratini : elle oanptait on the banks of the Piratini: it already
deja a oette date pres de 4000 indiens cCllPrised at that date nearly 4,000 I
christianises. christianized Indians. I
Du village, construit selon Ie plan- Of the village, constructed follaNing
type deerit au livre IV des Leyes de the plan described :in Bcx:lk IV of the
Indias, il ne subsiste aucun batiment Leyes de Indias, not me building remains
intact, mais les fondations de la resi- intact; only the foundatims of the
dence des P~res, du college et de I' en- residence of the Fathers, those of the
ceinte du ci.meti~re, quelques vestiges school and of the walls of the cenetery
de maisons d' indiens. Seules vestiges as well as sare vestiges of Indian habi-
~videntes dans un site peric:diquement tations. In a site periodically' invaded
envahi par la vegetaticn, les ruines by vegetaticn are found the ruins of the
de l'~lise. Celle-ci est due a un ar- church. This latter is attributed to a
chitecte jesuite d 'origine milanaise, Jesuit architect of Milanese origins,
le ~re Gian Battista PrilToli, bien Father Gian Battista Prinoli, well knCMn
oamu par ses travaux a Buenos Aires, for his work in Buenos Aires, CarddJa and
Cordoba et Caloepc{on. L'~lise de sao ConcepciOn. The church of sao Miguel das

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Miguel das MissOes etai t achevee p:mr MissOes was for the rrost part tenninated
l'essentiel en 1744, lorsque Primoli in 1744, when Primoli left for Paraguay,
parti t au Paraguay afin de construire before constructing the church of Tri-
celIe de Trinidad. Les derniers travaux nidad. The final work, that of the
de charpenterie et de couverture se carpentry and the roofing, were conr
tenninerent en 1750. Dix ans plus tard, pleted in 1750. Ten years later, a
un incendie ravageait cette belle egli- fire ravaged this beautiful Baroque
se baroque; elle ne fut restaliree que church; it was restored in a rather
de fa~on pre caire dans les annees qui sl.lll'TTBYy manner during the years which
precederent l'expUlsion definitive des preceded the definitive expUlsion of
Peres Jesuites en 1768. the Fathers in 1768.
Ses ruines, tres vUlnerables, ont Its ruins, which are highly vunera-
fait receTIment l'objet de campagnes de ble, have recently undergone consoli-
consolidation (1925-1928 et 1938-1980) • dation (campaigns: 1925-1928 and 1938-
A partir de 1980, l'UNESCO a ete con- 1980). Since 1980, UNESCO has been
sUl tee au titre de la cooperation tech- asked to give technical cooperation.
nique.
II est recormrano.e l' inscription des The inscri~tion of the ruins of Sao
ruines de :Jao iV.Liguel sur la liste du Higuel on the oorld Heritage List is
Patri.In?ine l'Dn..iial dans Ie cadre u' une reconrnended within the frar.'.c'.~r.K of a
nowination globale concernant les global nomination concerning the Jesuit
missions j esllites d' Arrl§ri~e Latine et hlidsions of Latin Amer~ca and assocj.ating
3.ssociant les prop::>sitiOl)';:; de plLl::>ieUYs the proPJsilions of several concerned
ztats rnerrbres concernes. States Party.
ICOM)S, 1983.

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4. ICONIOS
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LISTE DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL WORLD HERITAGE LIST N° 291
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A) IDENTIFICATION A) IDENTIFICATION
Bien propose: ~1issions j~suites des Nomina tion: Jesu,xt Hissions of the
Guaranis SUaranis
Lieu: Misiones, region nord-est Loca tion: Misiones, north-east region
Etat partie: Argentine State oarty: Argentina
Datle: 20 septembre 1983 Da te : September 20, 1983
B) RECOMMANDATION DE L'ICOMOS B) ICOMOS RECOMMENDATION
L'ICOMOS reoammande l'inscription de San ICCllOS recamends the inscrintion of San
Ignacio Mini et r=:. raJlie ynlontiers Ignacio Min:f. and suT"""'('):rts tlle i..nscrintion
a l'inscriotion aes 4 biens. of the 4 ~ropert~eR.
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C) JUSTIFICATION C) JUSTIFICATION
Examinant, lors de la session de During its 1983 session, when exa-:-
. 1983, a la suite d'une derPande du gou- m.ini.ncrthe nroposal for inclusion of a
vernerrent bresilien la proposition d' Jec:~pit -I!Ii.ssion -(Sao TvTj.~el c:as Missoes) on
. inscription d'une miss,.j.on jesuite (Sao t~e ~brld Eeritage List following a request
Miguel das Missoes) sur la Liste du Pa- by the Brazilian governm:mt, the Conmittee
triIroine fundial, Ie Camite avait esti- felt that the existence of the civilization
~ que Ie fait de civilisation dent te- attested to f:rc:F California to the Republic
rroignent, de la Californie a la Republi of Argentina by the "reducciones", could
que Argentine, les "reductions", p::>uvait hardly be epitomized or even evoked by a
difficilerrent etre resurre ou merre eve- single 9}(..arrple.
que, par un seul exenple.
Based on the conclusion of a re-
Se fondant sur les conclusions '. p::>rt of ICCf.fOS, written by Jorge Osvaldo
du rapport de l' ICCM)S, redige par Jorge Gazaneo, the Ccmnittee then decided that
Osvaldo Gazaneo, Ie Camite avai t alors the therre of Jesuit Missions, should be the
decide que Ie thene des Missions jesui- subject of supplerrentaJ:y proposals associa-
tes devait faire 1 'objet de prop::>sitioru ting for South Arrerica, Brazi1.and Argenti-
cx:xcplenentaires associant, p::>ur l' ArrEri- na, already rrembers of the Convention, with
que du SUd, Ie Bresil et l' Argentine, out waiting for the eventual ratification
etats nerrbres de la Convention, sans at of Paraguay.
tendre l'eventualite d'une ratification
de celle-ci par Ie Paraguay. Officic_lly announced by the go-
verrnrentof the Republic of Argentina at
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Officiellement annoncee par Ie the 1983 session, the proposal for inclu-
gouvernement de la Republique Argentine sifln concerns four guarani "reducciones"
a la session de 1983, la proposition d' out of a possible fifteen which are loca_
inscription concerne quatre reductions ted within its national boundaries : San
guaranies sur les quinze qui se trouvent Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Senora
sur Ie terri toire national : San Ignacio de wreto and Santa Maria la Mayor. The
Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Setl"ora de wreto choice of these four ensembles (all situa-
et 8:m.ta Maria la Mayor. Le choix de ces ted within the province of Misiones) is
quatre ensembles (tous situes dans la justified by their historical and archeo-
province des Misiones) est justifie par logical interest, as well as by certain
leur interet historique et archeologique corrplementarity. In fact, all these "reduc-
ainsi que par une certaine conplenenta- ciones ", situated near springs or in the
rite. En effet, si toutes ces "reduccio- vicinity of large rivers are of the sarre
nes ", situees aupres de sources ou au nodel (the church, the residence of the
voisinage de grands fleuves retiennent fathers, the regularily spaced houses of
Ie plan-type que la Conpagnie de Jesus the Indians are placed around a large squa-
adopta apres que la Couronne d' Espagne re). This nodel was adopted by the carpany
lui eiit concede, en 1609, Ie privilege of Jesus after the Spanish crown conceded
de s' installer en pays guarani (autour it the right, in 1609, to settle in guara-
d' une grande place carree, l' eglise, la ni country. ~r, each of the four
residence des Peres, les maisons regulie- "reducciones" is characterized by a lay-
renent inplantees des indiens), chacune se out :r:eculiar to itself and by a different
caracterise par des dispositions sin- state of preservation.
gulleres et surtout, un etat de conser-
vation differencielle inegal. - San Ignacio Mini, founded in 1611i was
moved on tw.o successive occasions,
- San I~cio Mini, fondee en 1611, se setting in its present site in 1696,
dep:J.a=aa:aeux occasi.ons successives, se 60 kil.ometers from Posadas. At its
fixant en .lb~b sur son site actuel, a apogee, in 1733, the "reduccion"
60 kilometres de Posadas. A son ap::xJee, comprised 4,500 inhabitants. It in-
en 1733, la reduction abritait 4500 habi- c.orporates important monumental ves-
tants. Elle conserve d' :inportants vesti- tiges: church, residence .of the fa-
ges non'lll1EIltaux : eglise, residence des thers, school, as well as approxima.;-
Peres, college, ainsi qu'une trentaine de tely thirty living units. Cleared
blocs d'habitation. OOgagees a partir de since 1940, the ruins are accessi-
1940, les ruines sont accessibles et re- ble and in a relatively good state
lativerrent bien conservees. of preservation.
- Santa Ana, fondee en 1633 sur la Sierra - Santa Ana, fotmded in 1633 on the Sier-
del Tape, a ete transferee en 1638 au~ bord ra del Tape, was:r:'~ in 1638 to the
du fleuve Parana puis tme demiere fois en banks of the Parana River and then once rro-
1660 sur son site actuel, a 45 kilanetres re to its present site, 45 kns. from Po-
de Posadas. Quelques vestiges de l'eglise sadas. Vestiges of the church, which are
a laquelle on accedait par un escalier no- accessible by a non'lll1EIltal stairway errerge
n'lll1EIltal (colonnes de marbre et blocs de from a forest site of great beauty. The
pierre ont resiste au pillage consecutif a marble columns and stone blocks have resis-
1 'expulsion des Jesuites en 1767) energent ted pillage following the expulsion of the
dans un site forestier d'une grande beaute. Jesuits in 1767. The enhancenent of the si-
la mise en valeur, cxmrencee en 1982, tient te, begun in 1982, has taken into account
canpte de cet environnement naturel. this natural environrrent.
- Nuestra Senoradewreto, fondee en 1610, - Naet.tra Sen"6ra de wreto founded in 1610,
n' a ete deplacee qu I une fois : en 1631 elle was OIiLy ncvea once : 1fi n:,31, it was trans-
est transferee sur son site actuel, a 53 ferred to its present site, 53 kilarreters
kilometres de Posadas. Ia mission, inportan-from Posadas. The mission, a significant one,
te, ccmp::>rtait une inprirrerie. Aux vestiges inCiYded a printing-press. 'Ihe rrenory of
de l' eglise et de lamaison des Peres s I at- a great builder, Brother Bressanelli, is
tache, cx:mrce a San Ignacio Mini, Ie souve- linked to the vestiges .of the church and to
nir d'un grand constructeur, Ie frere Bres-the residence of the fathers, as at San I-
sanelli. Les ruines du village indien ont gnacio Mini. The ruins of the Indian villa-
ete partiellercent d@)arrassees de la vege- ge have been partially cleared of tho vege-
tation qui desagrege murs et fondations. tation 'Yfhich has broken U1? the walls and
- Santa Maria la Mayor. Fondee en 1626, la foundations.

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mission se transporta sur son site ac- - Santa Maria la Mayor, fOl.mded in 1626,
tuel en 1633. Non loin des restes de l' was roved to its present site in 1633.
eglise, d' inportants vestiges de la mai- NJt far from the rerrains of the church,
son des Peres sont restes debout. Contre iIrF>rtant vestiges of the residence of
a Santa Ana et a lDreto, Ie plan de con- the fathers are still standing. As at
servation envisage des debrouissaillages Santa Ana and at IDreto, the preserva-
selectifs preservant partiellement l'en- tion plan envisions selective clearing,
vironnement vegetal. thus partially retaining the natural en-
viro:nnent.
L' ICCMOS, tout en considerant que
la mission de San Ignacio Mini est l'exemr ICCMJS, while considering the mis-
pIe Ie plus eminent de reduction conserve sion of San Ignacio Mini to be the IIDst
sur Ie territoire argentin, se rallierait eminent exanple of a "reduccion" preser-
volontiers a une inscription conjointe ved on Argentinian soil, muld welcorre a
des quatre biens soumis a son exan:en, dans joint inclusion of the four properties
Ie cadre de la proposition globale sur les sutroitted for its examination, within
missions jesuites definie en 1983 par Ie the frarrewor.k. of the global proI;X)sal for
Comite. Jesuit missions defined in 1983 by the
Conmittee •
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