Junípero Serra, California's founding father, Steven W. Hackel
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Junípero Serra, California's founding father, Steven W. Hackel
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-307) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Junípero Serra
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bibliography
Responsibility statement
Steven W. Hackel
Sub title
California's founding father
Summary
Published to coincide with the 300th anniversary of Junipero Serra's birth, this landmark biography of the founder of the first Catholic missions in California presents an authoritative study of a man whose life continues to be celebrated and denounced
Table Of Contents
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 -- TheConvento de San Fernando and popular missions -- Agent of the inquisition -- Phoenix no more -- Securing Alta California -- Building the Escalera -- Father president/old father missionary
Target audience
adult
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