Chini is a 10th-generation collateral descendant of Kino’s on an uncle’s side. The first statue was erected in Tucson in 1988, according to “Kino A Legacy,” a book written by the late ...

There are three statues that were created to honor Father Kino’s life. The equestrian statues are in Tucson; Magdalena, Sonora; and Segno, Italy. While Tucson is celebrating Father Kino ...

READERS' PICK: If memory serves, it was departed City Manager Manoj Vilas who claimed to speak for us all when he declared art synonymous with a statue of ... Certainly Padre Kino's towering ...

You can see a larger-than-life statue of Father Kino on horseback at the intersection of Kino Boulevard and E 15th Street in Tucson. Kino founded the first mission at what would become San Xavier ...

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Hundreds of people came to Tumacocori to honor the life of the Italian missionary, Father Kino, on Sunday, January 10. A mass was held to remember the Jesuit Priest's arrival ...