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Father James Farfaglia, pastor of St. Francis de Paula Catholic Church in San Diego, blesses a monument to the Dominican priests unveiled on Sunday, June 7, after the 11:30 a. m. Mass. Photos by Mike Garcia . While the venerable Father Claude Jaillet, Padre Claudio , is considered El Fundador of St. Francis de Paula in San Diego, and Father John Peter Bard, Padre Pedro , El Misionero , built the faith and physical foundations of the parish, it was the arrival of Father Juan Zabala, El Constructor , and the priests of the Dominican Order that completed making St. Francis de Paula the incredible place of worship it is today. On Sunday, June 7, after the 11:30 a.m. Mass, the St. Francis de Paula community came together to honor these venerable men of the church. Some 85 parishioners stayed to participate in the unveiling of a marker honoring the lineage of legendary Dominican pastors who walked San Diego’s streets, visited the sick, and shaped their lives over the decades. Father Juan Za...

I ran across this blog I contributed to a site in England back in 2015. I hope you enjoy the nostalgia as much as I did. ----- The Writing Deak - Mastodon - 11 March 2015 https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2015/03/guest-post-balos-war-historical-novel.html?m=0   Guest Post Balo's War, A Historical Novel About the Plan of San Diego by Alfredo E. Cárdenas Balo's War uses a variety of characters, real and imagined, to tell the story of a people who went from being Spaniards to Mexicans to Americans in just 30 years. They struggled to hold on to their land, their language, their culture, and their history—against insurmountable odds. At times, this struggle resorted to violence. Available at www.MCMBooks.com on Amazon US and Amazon UK Writing a historical novel presents many challenges, not the least of which is getting the history right. In my first novel, Balo's War, A Historical Novel About the Plan of San Diego , I had no problem getting the overarching history right from th...