California Travel Tips
Father Serra’s Nuts
Published on: July 18, 2013
The founder of California missions, Father Junipero Serra, brought many things with him from Spain and most of his riches had little to do with gold. You can’t eat gold bullion, but you can eat bouillon, olives, grapes, beef–and nuts–almonds, to be precise. In 1769 when Father Junipero Serra began to establish the 21 missions he introduced many varieties of fruits and vegetables, dairy cows and cheesemaking, thus laying the foundation for the agriculture industry in California. Read more…>
NOTE: 250 Rare objects in an unprecedented exhibition on Junipero Serra are on view at the The Huntington Library’s Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art Aug. 17, 2013-Jan. 6, 2014.
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