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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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.

  4. Song of the Swallows - Wikipedia

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    Julian explains to Juan how this beautiful mission was founded by Saint Francis and his brothers, especially Father Junipero Serra. He also explains to the Spanish lad how unsure he is about the swallow family's migration. Juan and Julian really love the swallows (las golondrinas) very much and doesn't want them to leave Mission San Juan ...

  5. 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.

  6. Goya, Argentina - Wikipedia

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    Local custom says the swallows arrive in Goya on November 24, having left San Juan Capistrano on October 23, following the Pacific coast on an 11,000 kilometer journey. When arriving in Goya, the swallows ( golondrinas ) are received with a series of festivals at the Monument to the swallows located in San Martín Square, one of the birds ...

  7. St. John O'Sullivan - Wikipedia

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    O'Sullivan wrote Little Chapters About San Juan Capistrano in 1912, and in 1930 co-authored Capistrano Nights: Tales of a California Mission Town with Charles Francis Saunders and Charles Percy Austin. O'Sullivan died in Orange, California, in 1933 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in the East Los Angeles neighborhood of the city.

  8. Donna Lewis Friess - Wikipedia

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    The Capistrano Dispatch. February 24, 2023. Story by Donna Friess “Ysidora Forster:” Heroic Matriarch of Old San Juan. https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com; The Capistrano Dispatch. April 14-17, 2023. San Juan Capistrano’s Equestrian Story Goes Back 190,000 Years. Story by Donna Friess. https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com

  9. Orange County, California - Wikipedia

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    Popular food festival 626 Night Market has a location at OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa and is a popular attraction for Asian and fusion food, as well as an Art Walk and live entertainment. [119] Historical points of interest include Mission San Juan Capistrano, the destination of migrating swallows.