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Serra Memorial Cenotaph and golden cross, Carmel Mission, California.

The Cenotaph commemorates the death of Fr. Junipero Serra at the end of his journey from Petra, Mallorca, Spain to the new world in California on August 28, 1784, at the age of 70. He is buried under the sanitary floor in the main chapel.

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Contained in galleries: Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

Serra Memorial Cenotaph and golden cross, Carmel Mission, California.<br />
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The Cenotaph commemorates the death of Fr. Junipero Serra at the end of his journey from Petra, Mallorca, Spain to the new world in California on August 28, 1784, at the age of 70. He is buried under the sanitary floor in the main chapel.