Missionary; born in the island of Majorca, Nov. 24, 1713; entered the Order of
St. Francis in 1729; was sent to
Mexico in 1750, where he was asigned to labor among the Indians of Sierra Gorda.
When the Jesuits were expelled from
Lower California in 1767, the Franciscans, under
Junipero, were appointed to take charge of all the
California missions.
He founded the following missions:
San Diego, Cal., July 16, 1769;
San Carlos, at
Monterey, June 3, 1770;
San Antonio, July 14, 1771;
San Gabriel, near
Los Angeles, Sept. 8, 1771;
San Luis Obispo, Sept. 1, 1772;
San Francisco, June 27, 1776;
San Juan Capistrano, Nov. 1, 1776;
Santa Clara, Jan. 18, 1777;
San Buenaventura, March 31, 1782.
He died in
Monterey, Cal., Aug. 28, 1784.