Between 1696 and 1760, six ensembles of reducciones (settlements of Christianized Indians) inspired by the &lsquo,ideal cities&rsquo of the 16th-century philosophers were founded by the Jesuits in a style that married Catholic architecture with local traditions. The six that remain &ndash San Francisco Javier, Concepci&oacuten, Santa Ana, San Miguel, San Rafael and San Jos&eacute &ndash make up a living heritage on the former territory of the Chiquitos.