 Marià Paieres i Borràs

Father Marià Paieres i Borràs (Catalan), commonly known as Mariano Payeras Borrás or Padre Mariano Payeras (in Spanish) (Inca, Mallorca, Spain / October 10, 1769 – Lompoc, California, U.S.A. / April 28, 1823) was a Spanish missionary to the Americas.He was born at Inca on the Island of Majorca, son of Pere Antoni Paieres and Gerònima Borràs and joined the Franciscan order.