Episode 2 of 2

Mission at Tautira Bay

When: 26 January 1775
Where: Tautira Bay, Tahiti
Part of: Spanish Claim Attempt on Tahiti

Bonechea established a mission at Tautira Bay, where he was later buried after his death in January 1775.

Bonechea established a mission at Tautira Bay in Tahiti. He died there on 26 January 1775 and was buried near the mission he had established. The supplied passages do not date the mission's establishment to November 1774, so its founding date remains uncertain.

Sources

Tahiti Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-15

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