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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said an 'indigenous cultural easement' would be created
Los Angeles is scrubbing the name of Junipero Serra, a Catholic saint and missionary, from a downtown Los Angeles Park, more than a year after activists vandalized statues of the 19th century priest.
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that La Plaza park, known as Father Serra Park, will be renamed and that an "indigenous cultural easement" would be created "to give local indigenous communities priority access to the park for practice of traditional ceremonies."
Serra, who lived from 1713 to 1784 and was canonized by Pope Francis in 2015, is seen as the father of the California missionary effort.
Los Angeles scrubs Catholic Saint Junipero Serra from park where statue was torn down by activists
Los Angeles is scrubbing the name of Junipero Serra, a Catholic saint and missionary, from a downtown Los Angeles Park, more than a year after activists vandalized statues of the 19th century priest.
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that La Plaza park, known as Father Serra Park, will be renamed and that an "indigenous cultural easement" would be created "to give local indigenous communities priority access to the park for practice of traditional ceremonies."
Serra, who lived from 1713 to 1784 and was canonized by Pope Francis in 2015, is seen as the father of the California missionary effort.
Los Angeles scrubs Catholic Saint Junipero Serra from park where statue was torn down by activists
