KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS

7/13/2017

Witness the events that formed young Blessed Junipero Serra from his birth in Mallorca to sailing to the New World and the people who greatly influenced him.

THE MYSTIC VINEYARD

7/13/2017

After arriving in Mexico City, Serra and his close friend Francisco Palou are sent to the Sierra Gorda to settle the disputes at a mission between the Pame Indians and Spanish settlers. Ultimately, this is restored within nine years.

GOD AND CAESAR

7/13/2017

Despite doubts of his age and health, Serra is made head of the La Mision Sagrada, which was to establish missions in what is now present day California.

LA MISION SAGRADA

7/13/2017

Serra meets for the first time Indians who have never met a European. Attempts to break through this cultural barrier fail, but he remains committed to go “ever forward, never back.”

ALMAS DEL FUEGO

7/13/2017

Despite casualties and a seemingly failed expedition attempt that would send them back to Mexico, a relief ship arrives on March 19th