Eusebio Kino was an Italian Jesuit missionary and scientist who lived from 1645 to 1711. Born in the Prince-bishopric of Trent, he dedicated the final decades of his life to the Pimería Alta region, which encompasses modern-day southern Arizona and Sonora. As an explorer and cartographer, he mapped vast territories and proved that the Baja California peninsula was not an island. Beyond his religious duties, he was a skilled astronomer and mathematician who introduced new agricultural techniques and livestock to the indigenous populations he served.