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Serra, Junipero (sh) and anemoscope (medicine)


Serra, Junipero (sh)




born Nov. 24, 1713, Petra, Majorca, Spain
died Aug. 28, 1784, Carmel, Calif., New Spain

Spanish missionary.

He was ordained a Franciscan priest in 1730 and worked as a missionary in Mexico (1750-67). When Spain began its occupation of Alta California (now California), he joined the expedition and in 1769 founded Mission San Diego. From 1770 to 1782 he founded eight more missions in California, thereby strengthening Spain's control of the area. His work earned him the title Apostle of California, and he was beatified in 1988.


anemoscope (medicine)


anemoscope
<instrument> An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.

Origin: Gr. Wind + -scope: cf. F. Anemoscope.

Source: Websters Dictionary