Junipero Serra California S Founding Father
John steven mcgroarty painted him as a saintly figure in the mission play and in 1988 pope john paul ii beatified serra bringing the franciscan father one step away from actual sainthood.
Junipero serra california s founding father. Junípero serra y ferrer o f m. While growing up in california in the 50s and 60s the name of father junipero serra was well known to every school kid. Hackel s groundbreaking biography junípero serra. Missions founded by father serra.
Regarded as the founding father of california s mission system serra has long been admired within the state. San antonio de padua 1771. Rather than espousing the enlightenment ideals of liberty and self governance which fueled the american revolution serra brought an older scholastic worldview to california one which was more inspired by the likes of john duns scotus than by john locke. San juan capistrano 1776.
Born into a poor family on the spanish island of mallorca serra joined the franciscan order and rose to prominence as a priest and professor through his feats of devotion and powers of intellect. San diego de alcala 1769. H uː ˈ n iː p ɛ ˌ r oʊ ˈ s ɛr ə. Still if serra is a founding father he is clearly one of a different sort.
California s founding father is the first to remove serra from the realm of polemic and place him within the currents of history. As the title of this new biography states he was considered california s founding father. There s a statue of father serra gracing the u s capitol rotunda as a representaton of california s history. Juníper serra i ferrer.
Hackel paperback barnes noble winner of the historical society of southern california s 2015 neuerburg award for the best book on pre gold rush california finalist for the our stores are openbook annexmembershipeducatorsgift cardsstores eventshelp. San francisco de asis 1776. San luis obispo de tolosa 1772. San gabriel arcangel 1771.
Generations of american schoolchildren have been taught to think of father junípero serra as california s benevolent founding father a humble franciscan monk who left a life of comfort and plenty. Santa clara de asis 1777. While serra is credited with spreading the catholic faith across what is now california critics say serra was part of an imperial conquest that beat and enslaved native americans. California s founding father by steven w.