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Mission San Diego Alcala, founded in 1769, is the first of California's chain of missions. Founded by Serra, the mission included an average of 1,500 Native Americans, known as the Kumeyaay or the Tipai-Ipai. To the friars, they were "neophytes." Religion News Service photo by Kimberly Winston
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