He was Christian ... therefore his memory must be destroyed.
No Father Serra—there would be no California. The land that is California would belong to Russia and be called NovoRussa or something. That one little padre caused Spanish and Mexican California. Think the Natives would have been better under the Czar? Think again. Worse than that would be if America took over in 1800—None of the Native Americans would have survived under the Red, White and Blue. Pop history with a Liberal slant—is propaganda only. They would love to replace Christians with Islamic People (until they loose their heads).