Conversion of the Native Alaskans — a lot of Aleuts attribute their ancestral Orthodoxy to St. Herman, and he laid the foundations for the later conversions among the Tlingit and the Yupik, analogous to Junipero Serra’s role in converting the natives in California to Latin Christianity. It’s not like Serra got lots of Spaniards to move here creating a significant Spanish population.
“It’s not like Serra got lots of Spaniards to move here creating a significant Spanish population.”
Because no moving was necessary. The hispanic population was created FROM the indigenous population. It needed little from Spain. There are far more hispanics than Russians in California - not all because of Serra, but it’s true nonetheless.