Father Junipero Serra And The California Missions
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Author | : Linda Gondosch |
Publisher | : Magnificat-Ignatius |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-09-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781621640622 |
In 18th-century Spain, daring stories of missionaries spreading the Gospel in the New World ignited the imagination of a devout young boy. Miguel Serra's dream soon became a reality. As Franciscan friar Junípero Serra, he traveled to the New World and tirelessly preached the love of Christ to the natives living in the uncharted wilderness of California. Join the "founding father of California" on his amazing journey. Experience the zeal of the saint who established the first nine Catholic missions in California, from San Diego to San Francisco.
Author | : Ann Heinrichs |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780756502089 |
- Table of contents, index, and glossary- Additional resources, maps, important dates, and facts- Primary source documents and illustrations- Maps and timelines- Resources for more information
Author | : Mariana Medina |
Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2015-07-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0766069966 |
A Spanish Franciscan friar, Father Junipero Serra traveled to the New World to bring Catholicism to the indigenous peoples, and in 1769 founded the first mission in California. Read all about Father Serra's incredible life, including his historic accomplishments and the recent controversies surrounding his missionary work.
Author | : Sarah Bowler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781567661750 |
Traces the life of the Spanish explorer and missionary who traveled to Mexico and California to teach the Indians about Christianity and who established nine missions along the California coast.
Author | : Steven W. Hackel |
Publisher | : Hill and Wang |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2013-09-03 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0374711097 |
A portrait of the priest and colonialist who is one of the most important figures in California's history In the 1770s, just as Britain's American subjects were freeing themselves from the burdens of colonial rule, Spaniards moved up the California coast to build frontier outposts of empire and church. At the head of this effort was Junípero Serra, an ambitious Franciscan who hoped to convert California Indians to Catholicism and turn them into European-style farmers. For his efforts, he has been beatified by the Catholic Church and widely celebrated as the man who laid the foundation for modern California. But his legacy is divisive. The missions Serra founded would devastate California's Native American population, and much more than his counterparts in colonial America, he remains a contentious and contested figure to this day. Steven W. Hackel's groundbreaking biography, Junípero Serra: California's Founding Father, is the first to remove Serra from the realm of polemic and place him within the currents of history. 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. But he could imagine no greater service to God than converting Indians, and in 1749 he set off for the new world. In Mexico, Serra first worked as a missionary to Indians and as an uncompromising agent of the Inquisition. He then became an itinerant preacher, gaining a reputation as a mesmerizing orator who could inspire, enthrall, and terrify his audiences at will. With a potent blend of Franciscan piety and worldly cunning, he outmaneuvered Spanish royal officials, rival religious orders, and avaricious settlers to establish himself as a peerless frontier administrator. In the culminating years of his life, he extended Spanish dominion north, founding and promoting missions in present-day San Diego, Los Angeles, Monterey, and San Francisco. But even Serra could not overcome the forces massing against him. California's military leaders rarely shared his zeal, Indians often opposed his efforts, and ultimately the missions proved to be cauldrons of disease and discontent. Serra, in his hope to save souls, unwittingly helped bring about the massive decline of California's indigenous population. On the three-hundredth anniversary of Junípero Serra's birth, Hackel's complex, authoritative biography tells the full story of a man whose life and legacies continue to be both celebrated and denounced. Based on exhaustive research and a vivid narrative, this is an essential portrait of America's least understood founder.
Author | : Donna Genet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
The story of the priest who founded the first nine missions in California during the eighteenth century, and dedicated his life to the peaceful spread of Christianity. Father Serra also left a lasting impact on California's farming community, since many of its significant crops originated in the mission gardens and orchards.
Author | : Lynda Arnéz |
Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 2015-07-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0766067122 |
Born in Spain in 1713, Father Serra was sent to the New World to spread the Catholic religion. He founded twenty-one missions in what became the state of California, and influenced the lives of thousands of people. Learn about Father Serras remarkable life and accomplishments.
Author | : Carole Marsh |
Publisher | : Gallopade International |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 2003-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780635021366 |
An activity book that presents information about Junípero Serra.
Author | : Steven W. Hackel |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2013-09-03 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0809095319 |
Explores the life of the Spanish Franciscan missionary who traveled up the Pacific coast to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism and turn them into European-style farmers and explains why he is commonly credited as the father of modern California.
Author | : William Henry Hudson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Missions, Spanish |
ISBN | : |