Father Kino

This picture illustrates Father Kino on one of the many journy's he would take on hourse back. He was seen bringing cattle and wheat into regions where there npt any available. In 1695 Kino commented that at Tumacacori ( location in Arizona) were sheep and goats, and that there were fields of wheat and maize. Maize, or corn, was native, but wheat and livestock were introduced. He also saw that there were earth-roofed houses of adobe, which is the first indication that the natives were beginning to use adobe bricks for house construction. Kino would also see a rise in the number of cattle in the Sothern regions of Arizona. This being the leading cause to the cattle industry in southern Arizona.