he founded nine missions in the state. 1713 and lived evan dea 71 years.ic] ♪ [singing] ♪ [singing] ♪ [singing] ♪ [organ and brass] singing] [speaking foreign language] >> father, son, holy spirit -- peace be with you. ♪ [choral singing] [organ] ♪ [choral singing] [organ] ♪ language]foreign >> junipero serra was born in majorca in 1713. he entered the order of the franciscans when he was young. and he was ordained as a priest in 1737. he was a professor of philosophy at madrid university and he had the reputation of being a great teacher and preacher. in the whole island of majorca. by the end of 1740, he offered to leave his native country because he felt that he should be a missionary in the new world. he spent eight years in the rugged region of the sierra gorda in mexico where he preached to the indians. during part of that time, he was a superior of the five franciscan missions in the region. he held several posts for another eight years at the seat of the franciscan missions in mexico city. during that time, he preached in a great number of domestic