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<p>[QUOTE="CoinCorgi, post: 24696024, member: 88934"]For reference, from PCGS:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1576401[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Padre Junipero Serra…</p><ul> <li>was born in 1713 (Spain)</li> <li>founded the first mission in Alta California at age 55 (1769)</li> <li>died in 1784 (Carmel, CA)</li> <li>was honored when in 1963 Congress passed the bill authorizing the minting of the National Commemorative Medal honoring the 250th anniversary of his birth; President Kennedy signed the bill into law in 1963, 1 month before his assassination; medals were minted in 1964</li> <li>was beatified in 1988</li> <li>was canonized in 2015</li> </ul><p>In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Missions of Alta California (what is now the U.S. State of California) were established by the Franciscans during Spain’s conquest of the Americas (i.e., New Spain). Having already settled Mexican territories (including the establishment of many missions run by the Catholic Church - Jesuits, Dominicans and Franciscans), Spain made plans to expand into Alta California. These plans were made, in part, out of concern that the Russians were moving south along the Pacific coast as part of their colonization of America (i.e., Russian America). The English were no longer an issue by this time in part because Sir Francis Drake had already stopped raiding the Spanish ships and settlements along the Pacific coast of America. Another goal was to Christianize the extensive indigenous populations<b>*</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Spanish expansion into Alta California was achieved through the establishment of Pueblos (for civilian settlers), Presidios (for the Spanish armies) and Missions (for the Catholic church). Padre Junipero Serra of the Franciscan Order was put in charge of the Franciscan missionary team that was to go north into Alta California as part of the Portola Expedition, departing Mexico in early 1769. Along the way he established <i>Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana de Velicata</i>, in Baja California on May 14th, 1769. On July 16, 1769, he had made it into Alta California where he founded <i>Mission San Diego de Alcala</i> in what is now San Diego, CA. This was the first of 9 missions he was to establish in Alta California, and the first of 21 missions to be founded in total by the Franciscans in Alta California between 1796 and 1832. <i>Mission San Diego de Alcala</i> is the southernmost mission of the 21, with the northernmost mission being <i>Mission San Francisco Solano</i>, which was founded in 1832 in what is now Sonoma, CA.</p><p><br /></p><p>A map of the 21 Missions in Alta California:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1576402[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile, the Russians made it as far south into what is now Sonoma County, establishing Fort Ross near present day Healdsburg, CA. The Russians sold the settlement to John Sutter in 1849 for $30,000. Some historians claim Sutter never actually made the payment and thus the settlement still belongs to the Russian people!</p><p><br /></p><p>Beginning in early 1800’s, Spain basically lost interest in Alta California (too costly). This along with such events as secularization, Mexican independence from Spain, discovery of gold in California, the Mexican-American War, and California Statehood led to a decline in the influence and relevance of the missions. The missions did, however, become the locals for many cities including some of California’s biggest, such as San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. Currently most of the missions are still (or once again) run by the Catholic Church.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>* Note</i></b><i>: The effects (good and bad) that Spain’s colonization and the Catholic Missions’ presence had on the history and indigenous populations of Baja and Alta California is controversial and debatable. As is the appropriateness of the beatification and canonization of Junipero Serra. I will let the reader decide how much he wants to read about these issues, but please do not discuss them here on CoinTalk.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Edited to add this annotated image of the reverse of the medal:</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1576405[/ATTACH]</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Remarkably, there is enough detail in each of the mission images to uniquely identify each of the 10 missions depicted.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CoinCorgi, post: 24696024, member: 88934"]For reference, from PCGS: [CENTER][ATTACH=full]1576401[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B] Historical Background[/B] Padre Junipero Serra… [LIST] [*]was born in 1713 (Spain) [*]founded the first mission in Alta California at age 55 (1769) [*]died in 1784 (Carmel, CA) [*]was honored when in 1963 Congress passed the bill authorizing the minting of the National Commemorative Medal honoring the 250th anniversary of his birth; President Kennedy signed the bill into law in 1963, 1 month before his assassination; medals were minted in 1964 [*]was beatified in 1988 [*]was canonized in 2015 [/LIST] In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Missions of Alta California (what is now the U.S. State of California) were established by the Franciscans during Spain’s conquest of the Americas (i.e., New Spain). Having already settled Mexican territories (including the establishment of many missions run by the Catholic Church - Jesuits, Dominicans and Franciscans), Spain made plans to expand into Alta California. These plans were made, in part, out of concern that the Russians were moving south along the Pacific coast as part of their colonization of America (i.e., Russian America). The English were no longer an issue by this time in part because Sir Francis Drake had already stopped raiding the Spanish ships and settlements along the Pacific coast of America. Another goal was to Christianize the extensive indigenous populations[B]*[/B]. The Spanish expansion into Alta California was achieved through the establishment of Pueblos (for civilian settlers), Presidios (for the Spanish armies) and Missions (for the Catholic church). Padre Junipero Serra of the Franciscan Order was put in charge of the Franciscan missionary team that was to go north into Alta California as part of the Portola Expedition, departing Mexico in early 1769. Along the way he established [I]Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana de Velicata[/I], in Baja California on May 14th, 1769. On July 16, 1769, he had made it into Alta California where he founded [I]Mission San Diego de Alcala[/I] in what is now San Diego, CA. This was the first of 9 missions he was to establish in Alta California, and the first of 21 missions to be founded in total by the Franciscans in Alta California between 1796 and 1832. [I]Mission San Diego de Alcala[/I] is the southernmost mission of the 21, with the northernmost mission being [I]Mission San Francisco Solano[/I], which was founded in 1832 in what is now Sonoma, CA. A map of the 21 Missions in Alta California: [CENTER][ATTACH=full]1576402[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Meanwhile, the Russians made it as far south into what is now Sonoma County, establishing Fort Ross near present day Healdsburg, CA. The Russians sold the settlement to John Sutter in 1849 for $30,000. Some historians claim Sutter never actually made the payment and thus the settlement still belongs to the Russian people! Beginning in early 1800’s, Spain basically lost interest in Alta California (too costly). This along with such events as secularization, Mexican independence from Spain, discovery of gold in California, the Mexican-American War, and California Statehood led to a decline in the influence and relevance of the missions. The missions did, however, become the locals for many cities including some of California’s biggest, such as San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. Currently most of the missions are still (or once again) run by the Catholic Church. [B][I]* Note[/I][/B][I]: The effects (good and bad) that Spain’s colonization and the Catholic Missions’ presence had on the history and indigenous populations of Baja and Alta California is controversial and debatable. As is the appropriateness of the beatification and canonization of Junipero Serra. I will let the reader decide how much he wants to read about these issues, but please do not discuss them here on CoinTalk. Edited to add this annotated image of the reverse of the medal: [ATTACH=full]1576405[/ATTACH] Remarkably, there is enough detail in each of the mission images to uniquely identify each of the 10 missions depicted.[/I][/QUOTE]
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