Father Junipero Serra
He founded nine missions
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Junipero Serra was a Spanish Franciscan friar. He founded a mission in Baja, California as well as the first nine of the Spanish missions in California.
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Father Junípero Serra founded the first California mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, on July 16, 1769. He went on to establish a total of nine missions along the California coast, with his last mission, Mission San Buenaventura, founded in 1782. Serra played a crucial role in the Spanish colonization of California through these missions.
Father Junipero Serra came to California to establish missions and convert Native Americans to Christianity. He played a significant role in the Spanish colonization of the region and is known for founding nine of the 21 California missions.
'The Godmother of the Pueblo of Los Angeles', Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, lies nine miles east of downtown Los Angeles. It is the site of the first hospital in Alta California.
The California Mission Chain was started in 1769 by Father Junipero Serra at the direction King Charles III of Spain.
He was a Spanish missionary priest who worked in California in the late 18th century. He founded nine missions in California.
There are nine costco in California