Who was junnipero seera?

Junípero Serra was an 18th-century Spanish Franciscan missionary known for founding a series of missions in California, which played a significant role in the Spanish colonization of the region. Born on November 24, 1713, in Mallorca, Spain, he dedicated his life to missionary work and is credited with establishing nine of the 21 California missions. Serra was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 2015, though his legacy is complex, facing criticism for the impacts of colonization on Indigenous peoples.