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Fermín de Francisco Lasuén de Arasqueta (7 June 1736 – Mission de San Carlos (California), 26 June 1803) was a Basque Franciscan missionary to Alta California president of the Franciscan missions there, and founder of nine of the twenty-one Spanish missions in California.
Nov 1, 1973 · This scholarly biography of the Franciscan Fermín Francisco Lasuén, pioneer missionary of both Californias (1768-1785) and successor of Junípero Serra as Father President of the Upper California missions (1785-1803), is an important contribution to the history of Spam’s expansion along the Pacific.
- Ernest J. Burrus
- 1973
Feb 18, 2021 · While Serra is commonly recognized as California’s greatest missionary, the state’s second-greatest missionary, Fermín de Lasuén, is largely unknown. Yet Lasuén played an instrumental role...
Fermín Francisco de Lasuén was a Spanish priest. He was a Roman Catholic missionary and an important figure in the history of California’s Spanish missions. Lasuén founded 9 of the 21 missions. After the death of Junípero Serra, Lasuén became the second president of the California missions. Lasuén was born in 1736 in Vitoria, Spain.
Fermín Francisco De Lasuén (b. 7 June 1736; d. 26 June 1803), Franciscan missionary in California. Born in Victoria, Spain, Lasuén arrived in New Spain in 1759, posted first in Baja California and later in Alta California .
Only one key player remained the same during the years 1785-03, Fermin de Lasuén. His exceptional administrative skills, strong sense of purpose and engaging personality, allowed him to operate effectively in a highly political climate and get things done.
Roman Catholic missionary Fermín Francisco de Lasuén succeeded Junípero Serra as president of the Spanish missions in what is now California. He founded 9 of those 21 missions, all in the 1780s and ’90s. Lasuén replaced the thatch-covered mission buildings with structures made of adobe and tile roofs.
