. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "3383"^^ . . "Narciso Dur\u00E1n"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "President-General of the Missions of Alta California"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1082719306"^^ . . "Narc\u00EDs Duran (in Catalan), commonly known as Narciso Dur\u00E1n, OFM (December 16, 1776 in Emp\u00FAries, Catalonia, Spain \u2013 June 4, 1846 in Santa Barbara, Alta California, Mexico) was a Franciscan friar and missionary. He arrived in California in 1806 after studying briefly at the missionary College of San Fernando de Mexico. He served at Mission San Jos\u00E9 until 1833, when he moved to Mission Santa Barbara. A the Mission San Jos\u00E9 he arrested Jedediah Smith shortly and then released him and have him go to Governor Jos\u00E9 Mar\u00EDa de Echeand\u00EDa in Monterey, California."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1844"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1824"^^ . . "1831"^^ . . . . . . . . "None"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "9214376"^^ . "Narc\u00EDs Duran (in Catalan), commonly known as Narciso Dur\u00E1n, OFM (December 16, 1776 in Emp\u00FAries, Catalonia, Spain \u2013 June 4, 1846 in Santa Barbara, Alta California, Mexico) was a Franciscan friar and missionary. He arrived in California in 1806 after studying briefly at the missionary College of San Fernando de Mexico. He served at Mission San Jos\u00E9 until 1833, when he moved to Mission Santa Barbara. A the Mission San Jos\u00E9 he arrested Jedediah Smith shortly and then released him and have him go to Governor Jos\u00E9 Mar\u00EDa de Echeand\u00EDa in Monterey, California. Under his leadership, Mission San Jose became one of the most prosperous of the Spanish missions in California, notwithstanding the devastation for the Choche\u00F1o-speaking Natives, and Northern Valley Yokuts who resided at San Jose. His interests included music, which he transcribed himself and assembled a famous band of neophytes dressed in uniforms obtained from a French vessel. Father Duran served as the Father-President of the California missions three times, first from 1824\u20131828, again from 1831\u20131838 and finally from 1844\u20131846. During his second term, the Mexican government decided to secularize the missions, and Father Dur\u00E1n moved to Santa Barbara, which was the only mission not to be secularized. Father Dur\u00E1n died in Santa Barbara during his third term as Father-President, and is buried at Mission Santa Barbara."@en . . . . . . .