Father Junipero Serra, San Diego, CA
N 32° 45.576 W 117° 11.678
11S E 481769 N 3624653
Bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra, 1713-1784, located on the San Diego Presidio grounds. Located near the Panama Cross, El Camino Real Bell and a time capsule. Titled "The Padre", the artist is Arthur Putnum. NOT Fray Serra.
Waymark Code: WM51CF
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2008
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In 1769, he set off on an expedition with Gaspar de Portola to found missions at San Diego and Monterey, to establish the Spanish right to California and convert the indians to Christianity. He would spend the rest of his life in Alta California.
When Father Serra founded the first of California's missions in San Diego, he was 56 years old. Serra himself established nine missions, with a total of twenty-one missions eventually being established along the El Camino Real, from San Diego to Sonoma, a distance of 700 miles. On August 28, 1784, at the age of 70 and after traveling 24,000 miles, Father Junipero Serra died at Mission San Carlos Borromeo and is buried there under the sanctuary floor.
Associated Religion(s): Catholic Church
Statue Location: San Diego Presido
Entrance Fee: Free
Artist: Arthur Putnum
Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.