In the shade of the juniper tree : a life of Fray Junípero Serra /

The life of the great Franciscan missionary responsible for the Spanish colonization of California will have great appeal to the student of Mexican and California history.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ainsworth, Katherine, 1908-1989, Ainsworth, Ed, 1902-1968 (Author)
Other Authors: Garcia, Salvador
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1970.
Edition:[1st ed.].
Subjects:
Serra, Junípero, > Saint, > 1713-1784.
Franciscans > California > Biography.
Franciscans > California > History.
Missions > California > History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Portents and auguries
  • The night that changed the world, June 25, 1767
  • Invisible activations: the years of intrigue
  • First shepherd boy: Miguel José (Junípero) Serra
  • Second shepherd: Joseph de Gálvez
  • Vera Cruz to Mexico City, 1749-50
  • The Colegio de San Fernando, Mexico City, January 1, 1750
  • The challenge of Cachum, 1750-52
  • Nails, carpenters, and a violin
  • The summons to San Sabá
  • The Friale Andariego (The walking friar), 1767
  • Joseph de Gálvez comes to Mexico June 6, 1765
  • The call to Baja California
  • The convent of Santa Cruz de Zacateca, Tepic
  • Gálvez formulates a plan
  • Serra arrives at Loreto, February 1768
  • Baja Califoronia - the land and the natives
  • Gálvez in Baja California
  • The holy expedition begins - 1769
  • The painful journey
  • Entrada to Alta California, July 1, 1769
  • San Diego, 1769-70
  • Monterery, 1773-84
  • The final days of Junípero Serra
  • A very burdensome saint
  • The quest for Serra.

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