Summary Before dying, feeling very ill, the italian father Francisco Eusebio Kino remembers when he was younger and traveled from Europe to New Spain (México). Although he wanted travel to China, his superior send him to the new continent. It was the end of XVI. He joined Admiral Atondo as a cartographer and a missioner. Once he discovered the peoples from America, he believed that his place was just there. As a goal, he wanted to stablish a mission in the "island" of California, but the land was so harsh. Instead of that, he had to save souls in Sonora, also dry lands. As a humble and warm heart he had to see how spanish forces mistreated the indians. View more details
Directed : Felipe Cazals
Written : Felipe Cazals Gerardo de la Torre Tomás Pérez Turrent
Stars : Rodolfo de Anda Manuel Ojeda Enrique Rocha Fernando Balzaretti
Genres : Adventure Drama History Biography
Release date : May 6, 1993
Countries of origin : Mexico
Language : Spanish
Filming locations : Bahia de Kino, Sonora, Mexico
Production companies : Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica Cineclipse Gobierno del Estado de Sonora
Summary Before dying, feeling very ill, the italian father Francisco Eusebio Kino remembers when he was younger and traveled from Europe to New Spain (México). Although he wanted travel to China, his superior send him to the new continent. It was the end of XVI. He joined Admiral Atondo as a cartographer and a missioner. Once he discovered the peoples from America, he believed that his place was just there. As a goal, he wanted to stablish a mission in the "island" of California, but the land was so harsh. Instead of that, he had to save souls in Sonora, also dry lands. As a humble and warm heart he had to see how spanish forces mistreated the indians. View more details
Genres : Adventure Drama History Biography
Release date : May 6, 1993
Countries of origin : Mexico
Language : Spanish
Filming locations : Bahia de Kino, Sonora, Mexico
Production companies : Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica Cineclipse Gobierno del Estado de Sonora
