Example sentences for: junípero

How can you use “junípero” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Here, in 1769, the European colonization of California commenced, beginning with the construction of Father Junípero Serra’s Mission San Diego de Alcala.

  • These early missionaries, who were led by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra, were all tough and courageous men, who faced hunger and hardship when their first agricultural efforts failed.

  • A statue of Junípero Serra, the 18th-century founder of the first Franciscan missions in California, is erected in front of the Plateresque carved portal.

  • Monterey Bay was discovered in 1542, but it wasn’t settled until much later, when Father Junípero Serra set up a mission in 1769.

  • Southeast of the town is the peaceful Carmel Mission, where Father Junípero Serra himself lies buried.


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