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UNESCO World Heritage Site. He founded a mission in Baja California and established eight of the 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco, in what was then Spanish-occupied Alta California in the Province of Las Californias, New Spain.
Serra was
first visit to the United States. Serra's missionary efforts earned him the title of "Apostle of California". (Full article...
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Attributes: Franciscan habit, wearing a large crucifix, or holding a crucifix accompanied by a young Native American boy
Patronage:
Hispanic Americans; California
See also: Oliver Plunkett
See also: Oliver Plunkett