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The Father Junipero Serra Trail takes you to Mission Trails Regional Park. This simple paved path, perfect for walking and running, follows the road alongside the San Diego River. The trail is easy to follow, with several benches to stop and relax. Since there's limited shade, be sure to apply sunscreen and bring a hat. The Visitors Center, which includes parking and public bathrooms, is ...
Sep 23, 2022 · The land expedition is led by Gaspar de Portolá with Father Junipero Serra, who had been appointed as President of the missions. The land expedition travels with over 200 heads of cattle and with grape cuttings to be planted in mission vineyards.
Aug 11, 2020 · xv, 325 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and index Mallorca : an island at the center of the Mediterranean world -- Petra -- Becoming Junípero -- Priest and professor -- The voyage so far -- The Sierra Gorda, 1600-1750 : the emergence of the Franciscan missions -- Serra in the Sierra Gorda missions -- The Convento de San Fernando and popular ...
Sep 21, 2015 · A statue of Father Junipero Serra embracing a Native American placed at Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1914. Serra’s treatment of California indigenous inhabitants has been a topic of debate for decades. (Photo: Saul Gonzalez) (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)
Sep 24, 2015 · Pool/Getty Images. On Wednesday, Pope Francis officially canonized Father Junipero Serra, thereby making Serra a Catholic saint. Serra founded several Catholic missions to convert Native Americans ...
In the 1760s, an expedition dispatched to fortify California, led by Gaspar de Portolà and Junípero Serra, was marked by slavery, forced conversions, and genocide through the introduction of disease” (Wikipedia: Genocide of indigenous peoples). The worst abuses of the California Indians, however, came much later, according to Ruben Mendoza ...
Sep 2, 2015 · CAMission/Saint Junipero Serra. On September 23, 2015, Pope Francis will preside over the canonization ceremony of Father Junipero Serra in Washington D.C. Long considered the “Apostle of California,” Serra will be honored by the Catholic Church as a symbol of heroic sacrifice and evangelization. Father Serra, a Franciscan friar and ...
