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  2. 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 .

  3. Mission San Juan Capistrano - Wikipedia

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    Mission San Juan Capistrano (Spanish: Misión San Juan Capistrano) is a Spanish mission in San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California.Founded November 1, 1776 in colonial Las Californias by Spanish Catholic missionaries of the Franciscan Order, it was named for Saint John of Capistrano.

  4. San Juan Capistrano Stakes - Wikipedia

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    The San Juan Capistrano Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of 1 mile 1,232 yd (2.736 km) run on the turf track held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California in June. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000.

  5. San Juan Creek - Wikipedia

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    The San Juan Creek valley occupies the south portion of the watershed; the heavily urbanized lower (southwest) portion is located in the cities of San Juan Capistrano and Dana Point, while the largely rural (northeast) portion extends well into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains.

  6. Architecture of the California missions - Wikipedia

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    A plan view of the Mission San Juan Capistrano complex (including the footprint of the "Great Stone Church") prepared by architectural historian Rexford Newcomb in 1916. [2] The first priority when beginning a settlement was the location and construction of the church (iglesia).

  7. Acjachemen - Wikipedia

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    Reconstruction of Acjachemen hut at Mission San Juan Capistrano. A set of highly important Acjachemen villages (Acjachema, Suvit, and Putuidem) were concentrated along the lower San Juan Creek. [12] In 1775, Spanish colonists erected a cross on an Acjachemen religious site before retreating to San Diego due to a revolt at Mission San Diego ...

  8. USNS Mission Capistrano - Wikipedia

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    After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy as USS Mission Capistrano (AO-112). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS Mission Capistrano (T-AO-112). She was a Mission Buenaventura-class oiler and was named for San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, California.

  9. 1812 San Juan Capistrano earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 1812 San Juan Capistrano earthquake, also known simply as the Capistrano earthquake or the Wrightwood earthquake, [6] occurred on December 8 at 15:00 UTC (07:00 local time) in Alta California. At the time, this was a colonial territory of the Spanish Empire.

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