The Worlds of Junipero Serra: Historical Contexts and Cultural Representations Volume 10 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780520295391)

As one of America's most important missionaries, Jun pero Serra is widely recognized as the founding father of California's missions. It was for that work that he was canonized in 2015 by Pope Francis. Less well known, however, is the degree to which Jun pero Serra embodied the social, religious and artistic currents that shaped Spain and Mexico across the 18th century. Further, Serra's reception in American culture in the 19th and 20th centuries has often been obscured by the controversies surrounding his treatment of California's Indians. This volume situates Serra in the larger Spanish and Mexican contexts within which he lived, learned, and came of age. Offering a rare glimpse into Serra's life, these essays capture the full complexity of cultural trends and developments that paved the way for this powerful missionary to become not only California's most polarizing historical figure but also North America's first Spanish colonial saint.

Author: Steven W. Hackel
ISBN-10: 0520295390
ISBN-13: 9780520295391
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2018
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00d