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Magdalena
The pueblo of Magdalena de Kino has approximately 25,000
residents and is located in Northern Sonora, a short drive from
the Arizona-Sonora border. The town was originally
established by Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1688, as
the Santa Maria Magdalena de Buquivaba mission.
Father Kino’s remains are on display in a crypt built near the
temple of Saint Mary Magdalene and the Plaza Monumental.
Nearby is a shopping plaza where a variety of Mexican
products are offered for sale.
Another destination in Magdalena is the mausoleum of native
son Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta and his wife Diana Laura.
Colosio was assassinated while campaigning as the PRI
presidential candidate in 1994, and his vision and powerful
messages for the people of Mexico are memorialized there.
Magdalena has two major festivals every year. The first is to
commemorate Padre Kino, and is held from May 20 – 28. The
other is the Festival of San Francisco Javier, from the 26th of
September to the 8th of October. If you’re driving on Highway
15 south of Nogales during that time, you’ll see hundreds of
the faithful walking from the border to Magdalena to
commemorate the event.
Lodging
Lodging options in Magdalena
The pueblo of Magdalena de Kino has approximately 25,000
residents and is located in Northern Sonora, a short drive from
the Arizona-Sonora border. The town was originally
established by Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1688, as
the Santa Maria Magdalena de Buquivaba mission.
Father Kino’s remains are on display in a crypt built near the
temple of Saint Mary Magdalene and the Plaza Monumental.
Nearby is a shopping plaza where a variety of Mexican
products are offered for sale.
Another destination in Magdalena is the mausoleum of native
son Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta and his wife Diana Laura.
Colosio was assassinated while campaigning as the PRI
presidential candidate in 1994, and his vision and powerful
messages for the people of Mexico are memorialized there.
Magdalena has two major festivals every year. The first is to
commemorate Padre Kino, and is held from May 20 – 28. The
other is the Festival of San Francisco Javier, from the 26th of
September to the 8th of October. If you’re driving on Highway
15 south of Nogales during that time, you’ll see hundreds of
the faithful walking from the border to Magdalena to
commemorate the event.
Lodging
Lodging options in Magdalena
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