Junípero Serra Essays

Junípero Serra has been decapitated, defaced, and became a saint all within a month’s time. He is surrounded by controversy. Many celebrated for he was the first Latino to become canonized. Rubén Mendoza of California State University of Monterey Bay explains, “Father Serra was not only a man of his time, he was a man ahead of his time in his advocacy for native people on the frontier.” However, Valentin Lopez who is the chair of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band explains that “Serra’s and the Church’s

Junipero Serra was a very interesting man. In many history books, Serra is painted to be one of the founding fathers of California. He is a national figure that any know for his missions to California and Mexico. The book, Junipero Serra: California’s Founding Father by Steven Hackel gives the public an accurate depiction of Serra’s entire life, from his birth to his death. He writes clearly how Serra was an influential character to California, although it may not have been all for good. Recently

Junipero Serra’s Impact Junipero Serra impacted our lives through all of his hard work and dedication for us to help others come to know God. We can all make a difference in this world by following our passions and vocations. Junipero Serra was born on November 24, 1713 in Spain. Since then, he had put forth his life to God and was willing to give up everything for him. He spent a good part of his life spreading the news of God and founding many missions along the way. He is truly an amazing example

Introduction San Diego de Alcala was the first mission in Alta California that Father Serra and Captain Gaspar de Portola established on July 16, 1769. They built it in San Diego Bay, where the tribe named “Kumeyaay” was settling. The Native Americans became mad after the Spanish missionaries treated the native people badly, so they decided to attack the mission. After the disaster, Father Serra came back from Mission San Carlos to San Diego to see people rebuilding Mission San Diego.

Mission San Luis Rey de Francia was the last mission founded by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuén on June 13, 1798. A mission is a place where people are taught about religion. Father Junipero Serra was a Franciscan friar sent by the King of Spain to spread their religion and claim land for Spain. After Father Serra died in 1784, Father Lasuén took over the responsibility for looking after the missions and founding new missions in Alta California. For a mission to be built, it had to have

the previous years before the Mission San Luis Rey was even founded as an official mission, the destruction of the San Diego Mission occurred due to the native uprising against the Spanish forces invading their land. However, according to Father Junipero Serra, the natives were by far in the wrong with their actions to destroy the mission (Chan/Olin, 60). This argument is obviously one sided, but if the website for the San Luis Rey Mission mentioned the fact that the natives sometimes did not like the

St. Junipero Serra was an eighteenth century saint, born and raised in Europe. He later ventured overseas to construct missions along North America’s Pacific coastline. Born on November 24, 1713 to farmers Antonio Nadal Serra and Margarita Rosa Ferrer, Miguel Jose Serra was baptized at birth, in Majorca, Spain. Two years later, in 1715, he was confirmed by the Most Rev. Atanasio Esterripa y Tranajauregui, bishop of Palma. As a child in Petra, he attended elementary school at the friary of San

Presidio hill. When Nolen first saw the site of Presidio Hill in 1925, “He recommended a tract of forty acres as a more suitable landscape unit” (Hennessey, Junipero Serra Museum). Nolen also mentioned to Marston that, “A building was needed at the top of the hill to serve as a monument and to set the tone of the park” (Hennessey, Junipero Serra Museum). When Nolen set sight on the surrounding area of Presidio Hill, he saw the potential of the area where Presidio Hill lied and knew that it needed to

watched 14 minutes of the PBS movie “Foreigners in Their Own Lands” The final discussion was with Dr. Steven Hackel and the history of Junipero Serra as he has been memorialized in statues. I found Dr. Hackel’s presentation to be the most interesting part of the discussion and how he showed us statues of Junipero Serra and how they have changed over time. Junipero Serra was the founder of nine California Catholic missions and was a prominent and important figure in

the bears”. Just as shortly as the city was discovered, it was also forgotten. When food supply started running low, Father Junipero Serra remembered the “valley of the bears”. He then decided to send hunters on expeditions to kill the bears for food supply for the Spanish and the Neophytes (Indians converted to Christianity). The hunting was a huge success and lead Junipero to believe that San Luis Obispo would be a great place for a mission. He further learned that San Luis Obispo had many advantages

End the Mission Fairy Tale "When a white army battles Indians and wins, it is called a great victory, but if they lose it is called a massacre," - Chiksika, Shawnee. Native American writer and poet, Deborah A. Miranda in her online articled “Lying to Children About the California Missions and the Indians” published in March 23, 2015 addresses the topic of the “Mission Unit” that 4th graders are required to take and claims that the false story that is taught should be put to an end. She supports her

In the late 1760s, Spain and other European countries realized the importance of the Pacific Coast would have on maritime trade. Spain took initiative and financed the Portola expedition to explore present day California on July 14, 1769. On July 14, 1769, the Portola expedition financed by Spain set out to become the first recorded European exploration of present day California. Portola's exploration of the Bay Area bolstered the Spanish and drove out other competitors from gaining a foothold in

Americas. With the unplanned discovery, it allowed for a new life to emerge, however, for some this meant a new fulfilled life and for the rest that meant destruction and isolation. To describe colonial America, we will focus on the biographies of Junipero Serra, Pocahontas and Catherine Tekawitha. With the discovery of the Americas as well as an improvement in ship technology this allowed many to disembark their home regions and set sail for the New World. These settlers were all hoping to find a passage

The California Missions have a dark history that is not covered in classrooms or at the Missions themselves. As such, questions arise. Was there violence at the California Missions? Was there corporal punishment, sexual assault, violent assault, rebellious violence, etc? How did this violence play out in mission life? Why and how did it occur? Fourth graders in California’s public school system are taught a very cleaned up version of history regarding the California missions. The brutality of the

shoulder contact. This occurred at the Kome restaurant. This occurred at Kome restaurant, located at 1901 Junipero Serra Boulevard. Neither party was injured. This case will be forwarded to the San Mateo County District Attorneys office for review. INVESTIGATION: On Sunday, 02/25/2018, at approximately 1422 hours, Officer Haas and I were dispatched to the Kome restaurant, located 1901 Junipero Serra Boulevard, on the report of two females arguing in the restaurant. When we arrived I made contact with

History is like a manufacturing machine that never stops creating a vast field of knowledge, theories, and assumptions and there is nothing more powerful than the past. Everyday we create history out of love, fear, or what we assume to be for the best interest of others and there is no particular person to be the judge of that. What is common to see is that history is both forgotten and repeated throughout years. The point of my paper is to shed light on such situation that has created a huge impact

people do not know. Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr, was born on August 3rd, 1977 in San Mateo, California. He was born to Tom Sr and Galynn Patricia Brady, and grew up with his siblings Julie, Maureen, and Nancy Brady. He attended high school at Junipero Serra High and graduated in 1995. While attending the University of Michigan, he had been offered a chance to play professional baseball but chose to play football for Michigan. Tom Brady

Spanish conquers never considered colonize California because the peninsula did not fulfill their ambitions. The expedition leaded by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542 was just the beginning of future expeditions to the northwest of America; in this occasion, Cabrillo sail around the Baja and proclaimed the land as Spain propriety. One inconvenient found in Cabrillo's exploration was the lack of gold and precious metals in California. Also, after this voyage, the Spanish conquers were discouraged to

Imagine having a stranger tell you thing(s) you to know to be true, are wrong; your individual understanding of religion, a system of right and wrong, how you live your life. Perhaps you would become defensive and angry. In today’s society and really in any society, it seems like the invader would be out of their place saying such things, but the truth is; in colonialism, the bigger man wins. Colonialism has been documented in multiple cultures and throughout history in places like India, Africa

Native Californians who lived in missions and presidios, and in surrounding villages found themselves faced with harsh violence inflicted by Spaniard men, and the Catholic Church. One of the justification for the violence that is inflicted on the Native people is justified by Antonia I. Castaneda as the cost of war. He argues that Native Californian women were raped because “sexual violence functioned as an institutional mechanism”(p61). Native Californian women are seen as property of the Native