Few images exist of 18th-century Spanish missionary Junipero Serra, a founding figure of the American West. This portrait has become one of the standard representations of him and was done in the early 1900s by a Mexican priest, Father Jose Mosqueda, who said he copied it from a work that could have been an original portrait of Serra from the 1750s.
Few images exist of 18th-century Spanish missionary Junipero Serra, a founding figure of the American West. This portrait has become one of the standard representations of him and was done in the early 1900s by a Mexican priest, Father Jose Mosqueda, who said he copied it from a work that could have been an original portrait of Serra from the 1750s.
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This is Serra's personal "novena" prayer book, which is kept in the archives of Old Mission Santa Barbara. The first page is in Spanish.
This is Serra's personal "novena" prayer book, which is kept in the archives of Old Mission Santa Barbara. The first page is in Spanish.
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Here's another image of Junipero Serra from a first-edition book about the Spanish Franciscan friar entitled, "Relacion Historica de la Vida y Apostolica Tareas del Venerable Padre Fray Junipero Serra," by Father Francisco Palou. His book was first published in Mexico in 1787.
Here's another image of Junipero Serra from a first-edition book about the Spanish Franciscan friar entitled, "Relacion Historica de la Vida y Apostolica Tareas del Venerable Padre Fray Junipero Serra," by Father Francisco Palou. His book was first published in Mexico in 1787.
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This is how Father Serra signed his name on a letter about the value of prayer to another Franciscan friar, Fermin Francisco de Lasuen.
This is how Father Serra signed his name on a letter about the value of prayer to another Franciscan friar, Fermin Francisco de Lasuen.
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Serra often corresponded about the California missions as he evangelized Native Americans in the late 1700s. This letter is written by Serra's own hand and is kept in a climated-controlled vault at Old Mission Santa Barbara.
Serra often corresponded about the California missions as he evangelized Native Americans in the late 1700s. This letter is written by Serra's own hand and is kept in a climated-controlled vault at Old Mission Santa Barbara.
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