Official Name: | Santo Corazón |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bolivia |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Santa Cruz Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ángel Sandoval Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | San Matías Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 774 |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -17.9739°N -58.8067°W |
Elevation M: | 231 |
Santo Corazón is a village in San Matías Municipality in Ángel Sandoval Province, Santa Cruz Department, eastern Bolivia. The mission of Santo Corazón is one of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos.[1]
Santo Corazón has a population of 774 as of the 2012 census.
In 1760, the Jesuit Mission of Santo Corazón was founded by Jesuit missionaries Antonio Gaspar and José Chueca.[2] [3]
Today, Camba Spanish is the most commonly used everyday language.[4] In the past, various dialects of Otuke, such as Coraveca (Curave, Ecorabe), were spoken at the mission of San José de Chiquitos.[5]