Jesuit priests set up missions, called reduciónes,
southeast of Asunción, to educate and convert the native Indian
population. The first Jesuit settlement was in Yaguarón. From
there the priests developed San Ignacio de Miní, Santa Maria, Santa Roza,
and San Cosmé y Damian which once had a world-renowned
astronomy center.

The ruins of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana, the best preserved
redución, and Jesús de Tavarangue
are close to Encarnación, across the Parana from Posadas, Argentina.

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