Junipero Serra

California to replace toppled Junipero Serra statue …

In this June 16, 2020, photo, people gather near the Father Junipero Serra statue on the Capitol Park grounds in Sacramento, Calif. (Xavier Mascarenas/The Sacramento Bee via Associated Press)

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San Francisco may rename 1/3 of its schools due to alleged …

In this March 12, 2020, file photo, George Washington High School stands in San Francisco. San Francisco Mayor London Breed is blasting an effort to rename nearly four dozen San Francisco public schools honoring dead presidents and even U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, saying the school district should focus on getting children back into the classroom if they want to address systemic racism. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

San Francisco archbishop performs exorcism at site of …

San Francisco's Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone conducts an exorcism on Oct. 17, 2020, outside of Saint Raphael Catholic Church in San Rafael. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Junípero Serra statues to come down in Ventura, city leaders …

This statue of Father Junípero Serra in front of Ventura City Hall and other Serra statues will be removed.(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Parishioners mourn damage to San Gabriel Mission after …

The damaged roof of the San Gabriel Mission is seen after a fire broke out early on July 11, 2020, in San Gabriel. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Early morning fire destroys much of 249-year-old San Gabriel …

The interior of the San Gabriel Mission is damaged following a morning fire, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in San Gabriel. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)

S.F. archbishop criticizes toppling of statue of 18th …

A Junipero Serra statue is taken down at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on June 20, 2020 in this screenshot of a video obtained by KRON.

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Junipero Serra statue toppled in downtown L.A.

Activists topple and deface with red paint the statue of Father Junipero Serra at Father Serra Park in El Pueblo de Los Ángeles in downtown Los Angeles on June 20, 2020. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

Junipero Serra statue to be moved away from Ventura …

The statue of Junipero Serra is seen in front of Ventura City Hall in this undated photo shared by the city. Junipero Serra’s mission system in California was responsible for the destruction of several tribes, often through the introduction of foreign diseases. Tribes that did survive, such as the Chumash, still suffered greatly and were often forced into building the missions.

Vandals Misspell ‘Genocide’ While Defacing Old Mission …

Graffiti was discovered on the outside of the Old Mission Santa Barbara building and on several pillars on the property early Wednesday, police said. (Credit: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Stanford University Strips Junipero Serra’s Name …

Stanford is seeking approval to rename "Serra Mall" -- the pedestrian mall at the front of the university's campus, seen here in this Google Maps image -- as “Jane Stanford Way.”

Junipero Serra Statue Vandalized Days After Sainthood …

Pope Francis: Saint Junipero Serra ‘Sought to Defend …

Junipero Serra, Controversial Priest Behind California …