  Left: Padre Junipero Serra. Right: Anakin Skywalker. (Nice outfit.) In the late 18th/early 19th century, Indians were captured by Spanish padres and forced to live at Missions on the Spanish-settled California coast. As you are probably aware, padres were priests; padre is Spanish for "father." I began to explain this to Olivia, who is just a Kindergartener. It went like this: Mom: The padres were from Spain, and they were supposed to be like pastors. Olivia: Oh, like Anakin and the padres. Mom: Mm, what do you mean? Olivia: You remember, from Star Wars I. Mom: I don't remember... Olivia: You don't remember when Anakin won the padres?! Mom: Ah. The padres were a little different from the pod race. Olivia: Oh. Note to self: Work on Spanish accent. | 
