Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission 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. The Spanish Colonial Baroque style church was located in the Alta California province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The Mission was founded less than 60 yards from the village of Acjacheme. The Mission was secularized by the Mexican government in 1833, and returned to the Roman Catholic Church by the United States government in 1865. The Mission was damaged over the years by a number of natural disasters, but restoration and renovation efforts date from around 1910. It functions today as a museum.
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Image: Mission San Juan Capistrano North Corridor (cropped)
Pre-contact Acjachemen built cone-shaped huts made of willow branches covered with brush or mats made of tule leaves. Known as Kiichas (or wikiups), the temporary shelters were utilized for sleeping or as refuge in cases of inclement weather. When a dwelling reached the end of its practical life it was simply burned, and a replacement erected in its place in about a day's time.
San Juan Capistrano, California
San Juan Capistrano is a city in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 35,253 at the 2020 Census.
Image: 2019 Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano 2
Image: San Juan Capistrano station California panoramio (cropped)
Image: Jewel of the Missions (cropped)
Image: 2019 Provincial Building, San Juan Capistrano (cropped)
