“I’m also a native and understand his importance. I also know that Serra founded Mission San Juan Capistrano the same year the Declaration of Independence was written. Still, not only was Serra not a Founding Father, he has nothing to do with the United States in any way.”
No point wasting more time arguing with you. I know he is not an official FOUNDER, anymore than Columbus, Erickson, early Spanish, Portuguese and English explorers, etc.
I wasn’t arguing. Just expressing my view on the topic, which I thought was the point of posting here.