Reducción de Santa María la Mayor, Argentina
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
| Location | Misiones Province, Argentina |
| Part of | Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iv) |
| Reference | 275bis-005 |
| Inscription | 1983 (7th Session) |
| Extensions | 1984 |
| Coordinates | 27°53′16″S 55°20′40″W / 27.88778°S 55.34444°W |
Reducción de Santa María la Mayor (Reduction of Holy Maria Major), located in the Santa María Department of the Misiones Province, Argentina, was one of the missions or reductions founded in the 17th century by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In 1984 it was one of four reduction sites in Argentina designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.