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St. Junípero Serra: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Apostle of California
Born November 24, 1713 • Spain
Died August 28, 1784 (aged 70) • Carmel • California
Founder Mission Santa Barbara • San Diego de Alcalá

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St. Junípero Serra
Mission San Diego
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Juan Padilla
Spanish missionary
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José de Acosta
Spanish theologian
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Mexican leader
Pedro de Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado
Spanish conquistador
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José María Morelos
Mexican priest and revolutionary
Painting depicting Spanish conquistador Diego Velazquez de Cuellar handing command to Hernan Cortes near ships, with crew and indigenous laborers in the background.
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
Spanish conquistador
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Vasco de Quiroga
Mexican religious educator
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Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Mexican military officer
The founder of Morena, Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
president of Mexico
Enrique Pena Nieto, wearing a dark suit and red striped tie, smiles and waves with his right hand raised, with blurred Mexican flags in the background.
Enrique Peña Nieto
president of Mexico
Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez
president of Mexico
Lázaro Cárdenas.
Lázaro Cárdenas
president of Mexico
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata
Mexican revolutionary
Prescott, William H
William H. Prescott
American historian
Marcos, Subcomandante
Subcomandante Marcos
Mexican leader
Edward Burnett Tylor
Sir Edward Burnett Tylor
British anthropologist
Francisco Madero, undated photograph
Francisco Madero
president of Mexico
Octavio Paz.
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer and diplomat
Porfirio Díaz
Porfirio Díaz
president of Mexico