TUCSON — San Diego de Alcala, San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, San Antonio de Padua ... years ago when I visited Mission San Xavier del Bac, about 10 miles southwest of Tucson.

In 1964, The Times recounted Father Junípero Serra’s career and his attachment to San Carlos Borromeo the mission where he died. In 1987, The Times reported on the Carmel mission’s enduring ...