Eusebio Kino, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eusebio Kino

Italian Jesuit missionary

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1645

Place of Birth: Bishopric of Trent, Italy

Date of Death: 15-Mar-1711

Profession: astronomer, writer, missionary, cartographer, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Eusebio Francisco Kino (Italian: Eusebio Francesco Chini, Spanish: Eusebio Francisco Kino; 10 August 1645 – 15 March 1711) was a Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer and astronomer born in the Territory of the Bishopric of Trent, then part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
For the last 24 years of his life he worked in the region then known as the Pimería Alta, modern-day Sonora in Mexico and southern Arizona in the United States.
He explored the region and worked with the indigenous Native American population, including primarily the Tohono O'Odham, Sobaipuri and other Upper Piman groups.
He proved that the Baja California Peninsula is not an island by leading an overland expedition there.
By the time of his death he had established 24 missions and visitas (country chapels or visiting stations).