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This photo is dedicated to Dr. James Sobredo and his beloved friend and sail-mate Steve Song, who recently passed away, leaving all us with no consolation.

From Song's Family: “Our father and husband valued education as a great societal equalizer. He was a voracious reader and had a wide range of interests";. ..

Rest in Peace

https://www.flickr.com/photos/drsobredo/2054795236/

Fray Serra founded the Missions in California, giving the name to the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego...

Bio: Fray Junípero Serra (November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784) was a Spanish Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California.

In 1767, Serra was appointed superior of a band of 15 Franciscans for the Indian Missions of Lower California. The Franciscans took over the administration of the missions on the Baja California Peninsula from the Jesuits after King Carlos III ordered them forcibly expelled from "New Spain" on February 3, 1768. Serra became the "Father Presidente." On March 12, 1768, Serra embarked from the Pacific port of San Blas on his way to the Californias. Early in the year 1769, he accompanied Governor Gaspar de Portolà on his expedition to Nueva California. On the way, he established the Misión San Fernando Rey de España de Velicatá on May 14 (the only Franciscan mission in all of Baja California). When the party reached San Diego on July 1, Serra stayed behind to start the Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the first of the 21 California missions (including the nearby Visita de la Presentación, also founded under Serra's leadership) which accomplished the conversions of all the natives on the coast as far as Sonoma in the north. When he reached Monterey and founded Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo, Serra remained there as "Father Presidente" of the Alta California missions. In 1771, he relocated the mission to Carmel, which became known as "Mission Carmel" and served as his headquarters. Under his presidency were founded Mission San Antonio de Padua, Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Mission San Francisco de Asís, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and Mission San Buenaventura. Serra was also present at the founding of the Presidio of Santa Barbara on 21 April 1782, but was prevented from locating the mission there because of the animosity of Governor Felipe de Neve.
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Object location39° 34′ 04.13″ N, 2° 38′ 54.13″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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