Junipero Serra High School - La Mision Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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. 'VV' 5'.VYf'N'7X7' Nf'xfXf Nfxxfxffiff 1669 xfX Gulf of Mexico X,fX.f'XfN XfX ec, Vera Cruz 116451 ' ANN?-R 'XXNJNJ JXXXI' Paciflc Ocean fXZXfX,fX,fgf-X-fXfs ,XfXf k s . A f5 I' X ,X fg F' 'Y .. se . vvVxNfxNfNfx, . - X i wr? 9 J J lx IRIX QAAAC A- ----- Y- ,-4-51-xAxJLx11Xl,oX-.A'-XI. ' ovin' On'..?ather S rra's As Father Junipero Serra, a Franciscan V V F V v Q' priest, treked the many miles from Mexico into VAS, W ak 2nd what is now Southern Califomia, he dedicated X Campsite his life to the spread of his beliefs into this JV wvV new territory. The trek started in Mexico, NAf where Father Serra was the superior of the San Diego vvx Franciscan missions, lghend twlo years laterd he Bay starte is journey nort war . rom t en on espite A of V severe lameness, he trav- ' fo Vv eled thousands of miles to es- tablish missions all along the California coast as far up as San '-gfff, Francisco. Father Serra was Con- atantly on the move. As admgsidnl ecame se -supporting an e et , the need to move on, Junipero Serra fv A would once again start northward to his -V next site, usually a days journey away. ak 1st This dedicated priest established many Campsite missions of which the Mission de Alcala 'XIX-fs right here in San Diego was his first. Father Serra always kept his faith and hope through- out bloody battles with the natives, famine, p and various other maladies. Of all his mis- JV l sions, none is more famous than our own mis- e l sion the de Alcala located in San Diego. 147 2 Introduction

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ft r'CMovin'O '... ifath r After Father Serra made the trek from Mexico, he established his first mission in 1769 in what is now the Presidio Park area of San Diego. Then, in 1774 the mission was moved six miles eastward from its site on Presidio Hill to its present location along the banks of the San Diego River. At this site the mission became known as the Mission San Diego de Alcala. 4 Introduction 3