| Official Name: | San José de Chiquitos |
| Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santa Cruz Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chiquitos Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | San José de Chiquitos Municipality |
| Subdivision Type4: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name4: | San José Canton |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 9,211 |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -17.85°N -60.75°W |
San José de Chiquitos, or simply San José, is the capital of Chiquitos Province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is known as part of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, which is declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site,[1] as a former Jesuit Reduction.
The ruins of the mission of San Juan Bautista, one of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos, lie near the village of San Juan de Taperas in San José de Chiquitos Municipality.
In 1698, the mission of San José was founded by Jesuit missionaries Felipe Suárez and Fr. Dionisio Ávila. The mission hosted the Penoqui Indians.[2] [3]
Today, Camba Spanish is the most commonly used everyday language.[4] In the past, the Penoqui dialect of Chiquitano was spoken at the mission of San José de Chiquitos.[5]