Fray Junipero Serra was born in Petra, Mallorca, Spain, November 24, 1713 and died in Monterey, California, August 28, 1784. Today marks three hundred years since his birth.
Esta estatua del Padre Junípero Serra fue entregada al National Statuary Hall Collection por California en 1931. Es reconocido como uno de los más importantes misioneros españoles en el Nuevo Mundo, el evangelizador de California y uno de los padres de la patria americana.This statue of Father Junipero Serra was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by California in 1931. He is recognized as one of the most important Spanish missionaries in the New World, the evangelist of California and one of the fathers of the American Homeland.
