During the early 1700s, Father Junípero Serra left Spain to become a Franciscan missionary in the New World. He helped settle California by building Spanish missions along the coastline. He converted many Indians to Christianity. Today, Father Junípero Serra is often remembered as the "Apostle of California."
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