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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;playpossum0985, post: 24697955, member: 23806&quot;]I live 5 miles, as the crow flies, from Mission San Juan Bautista. Soledad, Carmel and Santa Cruz are all about a half hour away. We all studied them in school and were told how great they were for our state&#039;s history.</p><p><br /></p><p>The saddest thing is what we weren&#039;t taught about these missions. The local Native American Tribes were forced to build these Missions by Father Junipero Serra and the Spanish Army. The men that resisted were beaten into submission and most were horrifically killed in front of others to send a message. The women were enslaved, raped, and beaten as well. The children were taken and re-educated into Spanish Catholicism. </p><p><br /></p><p>To say that Junipero Serra and the Missions are part of our history is correct. However, to some, that medal is the equivalent of the German Swastika or the Confederate Flag. They are reminder of a violent past that decimated a vast amount of people, their language, culture, and stole their land. Basically, erasing them from the history books, all for the purpose of &quot;saving&quot; them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry to burst a bubble or two, but sometimes a coin needs more than two sides![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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