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  2. Mission San Juan Capistrano - Wikipedia

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    The mission was founded in 1776, by the Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order. Named for Saint John of Capistrano, a 14th-century theologian and "warrior priest" who resided in the Abruzzo region of Italy, San Juan Capistrano has the distinction of being home to the oldest building in California still in use, a chapel built in 1782.

  3. Rancho Boca de la Playa - Wikipedia

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    Emigdio Véjar was Juez de Campo at Los Angeles, in 1838. He was mayordomo of Mission San Juan Capistrano, and Juez de Paz at San Juan Capistrano in 1844-45. In 1843, he married María Rafaela Avila (1818–), daughter of Antonio Ygnacio Avila. In 1845, he delivered the Mission and all that belonged to it to John Forster. Véjar was granted ...

  4. San Juan Capistrano, California - Wikipedia

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    San Juan Capistrano (also known colloquially as San Juan or SJC) is a city in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 35,253 at the 2020 Census . Named for Saint John of Capistrano , San Juan Capistrano was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when Father Junípero Serra established Mission San Juan Capistrano .

  5. When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano - Wikipedia

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    René wrote the song as a tribute to the annual springtime return of the cliff swallows to Mission San Juan Capistrano in Southern California.A glassed-off room in the mission was later designated in René's honor, and displays the upright piano on which he composed the tune, the reception desk from his office, several copies of the song's sheet music and other pieces of furniture, all donated ...

  6. Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, California - Wikipedia

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    Capistrano Beach or Capo Beach, is a coastal neighborhood in the city of Dana Point in Orange County, California. [2] It is bordered by San Clemente to the south and Doheny State Beach to the north. Capistrano Beach is situated along the coast on the southern end of Dana Point. Some homes are situated atop a cliff overlooking Coast Highway and ...

  7. List of the oldest buildings in California - Wikipedia

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    San Juan Capistrano: 1806 Church Part of Mission San Juan Capistrano. It was the only mission church incorporating six vaulted domes in its roof structure. [26] Casa de Rancho San Antonio: Bell Gardens: 1810 Residence: Oldest building in Los Angeles County. Private residence. [27] [28] Ruins of Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad: Soledad ...

  8. Acjacheme - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of José de Grácia Cruz, who was the bell ringer at San Juan Capistrano Mission (June 1909), who identified the site of the village. Source: University of Southern California. Libraries and California Historical Society. The population of Acjacheme may have declined after the establishment of Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1776.

  9. List of Spanish missions in California - Wikipedia

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    San Juan Capistrano 33°30′10″N 117°39′46″W  /  33.50278°N 117.66278°W  / 33.50278; -117.66278  ( Mission San Juan Capistrano The Serra Chapel, built in 1782, is the oldest extant building in California . [ 7 ]