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La Santísima Trinidad, established in 1706 and completed in 1712, was one of the 30 missions established by the Jesuits in the region in the 17th and 18th centuries in what is now Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. These missions were designed to convert the indigenous Guaraní to Christianity and to manage Spanish economic interests in the region. (...)

La Santísima Trinidad, established in 1706 and completed in 1712, was one of the 30 missions established by the Jesuits in the region in the 17th and 18th centuries in what is now Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. These missions were designed to convert the indigenous Guaraní to Christianity and to manage Spanish economic interests in the region. Following the Guaraní War in the 1750s and the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish lands, the missions were abandoned. In the decades that followed, many were destroyed or abandoned, while others became rich sources for building materials. La Santísima Trinidad del Paraná, now an archaeological ruin, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993. Its well-preserved complex includes a plaza, main church and small church, belfry, college and cloister, housing, gardens, and workshops.