Junipero Serra

Or perhaps how Father Junipero Serra once stood on the spot that is now the corner of Avenue of the Stars and Constellation, closed his eyes and struck his staff down three times, then saying with a transmogrifying halo illuminating his face: "Aquí."

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Or perhaps how Father Junipero Serra once stood on the spot that is now the corner of Avenue of the Stars and Constellation, closed his eyes and struck his staff down three times, then saying with a transmogrifying halo illuminating his face: "Aquí."

John Mirisch: Bait-Switch-Fix: The Westside Subway's Three Act Play John Mirisch 2011

And it may actually have been one once; this part of the building was 250 years old and the rumor was that the famous missionary in old California, Father Junipero Serra, had spread the gospel in this particular room by stripping Native Americans to the waist and flogging them until they accepted Jesus.

Forgetfulness ISCARS 2010

The state is hoping dozens of investors will bid on the closely watched portfolio — which includes the San Francisco Civic Center and the Junipero Serra state building in Los Angeles — driving the value of the deal to more than $2 billion including debt.

In Sale by Golden State Maura Webber Sadovi 2010

When Father Junipero Serra first baptized the area Valley of Saint Anne and built the Spanish empire's first mission in San Juan Capistrano, Costa Mesa resembled more like a huge farm with plenty of agriculture and manure.

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The state is hoping dozens of investors will bid on the closely watched portfolio — which includes the San Francisco Civic Center and the Junipero Serra state building in Los Angeles — driving the value of the deal to more than $2 billion including debt.

Investors Go Prospecting in Sale by Golden State Maura Webber Sadovi 2010

The state is hoping dozens of investors will bid on the closely watched portfolio — which includes the San Francisco Civic Center and the Junipero Serra state building in Los Angeles — driving the value of the deal to more than $2 billion including debt.

Investors Go Prospecting in Sale by Golden State Maura Webber Sadovi 2010

The state is hoping dozens of investors will bid on the closely watched portfolio — which includes the San Francisco Civic Center and the Junipero Serra state building in Los Angeles — driving the value of the deal to more than $2 billion including debt.

Investors Go Prospecting in Sale by Golden State Maura Webber Sadovi 2010

Elsewhere in California, the clock is ticking on the state's controversial plan to raise money by selling and leasing back a portfolio of two dozen state office buildings, including the San Francisco Civic Center and the Junipero Serra state building in Los Angeles.

A Recovery On Left Coast 2010

For now, California is not removing its other statue in the Capitol, which portrays Junipero Serra, the Spanish friar who founded missions in California in the 1700s.

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