Junípero Serra
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Junípero Serra Ferrer, popularly known simply as Junipero Serra, was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order. He is credited with establishing the Franciscan Missions in the S
Engraving published 1787
Serra's birthplace in Petra on the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands
Memorial to Serra's baptism at the Church of Sant Pere de Petra
Monument to Serra in Palma de Mallorca
Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo, first built in 1771, is one of the most authentically restored Spanish missions in California in California. Located at the mouth of the Carmel River in Ca
Junípero Serra
…3, 1770, Serra, Portolá and the whole expedition held a ceremony at a makeshift chapel erected next to a massive oak tree by Monterey Bay, to found mission San Carlos Borromeo. "The men of the land and sea expeditions coming from different directions met here at the same time," wrote Serra, "we singing the divine praises in…
Light-brown-painted façade of capilla (chapel) and tiled and shortened-restored cemetery wall
"The Mission of St. Carlos near Monterrey" in 1792, from: "A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World" by Captain George Vancouver
Modern retablo inside basilica
Serra's cell, Carmel Mission