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On June 3, 1770, Very Rev. Father Junipero Serra, O.S.F., landed here. He founded the following missions: San Diego, July 16, 1769; San Carlos Monterey, June 3, 1770; San Antonio de Padua, July 14, 1771; San Gabriel, Sept. 8, 1771; San Luis Obispo, Sept. 1, 1772; San Francisco de Los Dolores, Oct. 8, 1778; San Juan Capistrano, Nov. 1, 1776; Santa Clara, Jan. 18, 1777; and San Buenaventura, Mar. 21, 1782. He died Aug. 28, 1784, in San Carlos Mission, Carmelo Valley. He is remembered as a philanthropist seeking the welfare of the humblest, a hero daring and ready to sacrifice himself for the good of his fellow beings, and a faithful servant of his master.
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