Where did Junípero Serra establish his missions?
In the Province of Las Californias, New Spain
In the United States
In South America
In Europe
Answer
Junípero Serra was a Spanish Franciscan friar who founded the first nine of the 21 California missions. Serra established these missions in the Province of Las Californias, New Spain, which was a Spanish colony that included the Baja California peninsula and Alta California. Serra's missions were intended to convert the indigenous people of California to Christianity and to teach them about Spanish culture and civilization.
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