Editorial: California should not erase Junípero Serra. But it doesn’t need to honor him
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Oct 14, 2021
2 minutes
In an era of statue toppling and building denaming, what should be made of the legacy of Father Junípero Serra, saint and architect of California’s mission history, which was replete with forced labor of the state’s Native Americans, mistreatment and the loss or near-loss of their cultures? The question has been a perpetual struggle for Californians over the last few decades.
During the period of Spanish colonialization and missions, in
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