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	Mission San Juan Capistrano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The seventh in the California mission chain, its namesake was theologian Saint John of Capestrano, in the Abruzzi region of Italy.
		San Juan Capistrano was officially designated as a secular Mexican pueblo in 1841, at which time those few who still resided at the Mission were granted sections of land to use as their own.
		The Mission's location near two rivers made it an ideal location for the swallows to nest, as there was a constant supply of the insects on which they feed, and the young birds are well-protected inside the ruins of the old stone church.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mission_San_Juan_Capistrano (4160 words)

	Mission San Juan - San Antonio Missions National Historic Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		By the mid 1700s, San Juan, with its rich farm and pasturelands, was a regional supplier of agricultural produce.
		San Juan's dam is not visible to the public.
		The northeast elevation of the church of San Juan Mission with the convento in the background (photo ca.
	www.nps.gov /saan/visit/MissionSanJuan.htm (572 words)

	SanJuanCapistrano.com Homepage, business services and general information for citizens and visitors. San Juan ...
		San Juan Capistrano is located midway between the cities of San Diego and Los Angeles in the southern portion of Orange County.
		In 1915, Mary Pickford was married in the Mission chapel.
		San Juan Capistrano is unique in Orange County and a rarity in California, a community whose foundation was laid by the earliest people to inhabit the land, and a community still evolving after more than 220 years.
	www.sanjuancapistrano.com (1846 words)

	California Mission History: San Juan Capistrano
		The swallows of Capistrano, famous both in song and story, really do build their mud nests in the ruins of the old mission church, returning each year on or about March 19th, St. Joseph's Day.
		The Indian attack which had killed one of the padres at San Diego had caused the founding of Mission San Juan Capistrano to be delayed a full year, until November 1, 1776.
		Mission activity soon ground to a halt after secularization, with Pio Pico's brother-in-law receiving a good share of Capistrano's land.
	www.californiamissions.com /cahistory/sjcapistrano.html (460 words)

	San Juan Capistrano, California - Community Guide
		Today's San Juan Capistrano is a mix of new residents and descendants of early ranchers and native Americans.
		Soon after the mission was built, cultivated fields, grazing lands, granaries and the making of ceramics, bricks, tiles and textiles made the settlement a self-contained village.
		Expropriated during Mexican rule, the mission was returned to the Catholic church in 1865 by proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln.
	www.orangecounty.net /cities/SanJuanCapistrano.html (784 words)

	SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO Attractions, Entertainment, and Points of Interests
		The mission is a national treasure, as it represents a significant period in the history of North America at a time when California was not yet part of the United States.
		Mission San Juan Capistrano was actually founded twice, once in 1775, and "officially" on November 1, 1776, by Padre Junipero Serra.
		Every March 19-San Juan Capistrano is famous for the return of the swallows, that build their mud nests in the walls in and around the mission compound.
	www.onlineguide.com /entertainment/Your_Town/sjc.html (1954 words)

	Mission San Juan Capistrano
		The mission was one of those established by the Franciscan Friars Minor and Jesuit missionaries which, starting in 1683, became a string of priories on the west coast of the North American continent divided into what was known as Lower or Old California and Upper California.
		This was the first of the missions in Upper California which would eventually form a chain of 21 extending all the way to today's Sonoma, California (north of San Francisco), a distance of about 600 miles.
		From 1770 to 1831 (when records cease), the 21 missions of Upper California had harvested 2.2 million bushels of wheat, 600,000 bushels of barley, 850,000 bushels of corn, 160,000 bushels of beans, and 100,000 bushels of peas and lentils, not to mention garden vegetables.
	www.sspx.ca /Angelus/2004_April/Mission_Capistrano.htm (1114 words)

	More California Mission History: San Juan Capistrano
		The church was finished in 1806 but the inhabitants of the mission were not permitted to enjoy their proud new edifice for long.
		The land soon gravitated into the hands of the white settlers, and the last of San Juan Capistrano's property was disposed of in 1845 when Pio Pico sold it to his brother-in-law and a partner.
		Of particular interest is the fact that the little church at Capistrano is the only existing structure in which Father Junípero Serra is known to have said Mass.
	www.californiamissions.com /morehistory/sjcapistrano.html (1234 words)

	Mission San Juan Capistrano - San Juan Capistrano, CA, 92693 - Citysearch
		Missions are at their best during pageants, and Capistrano hosts several great ones.
		Each March, the return of the swallows from Argentina is celebrated, where historically, the birds favored the mission because the adobe structure provided the mud, straw and water they needed to build their nests.
		The mission grounds are administered by a nonprofit organization, not the Catholic Church.
	orangecounty.citysearch.com /profile/614802/san_juan_capistrano_ca/... (343 words)

	Mission San Juan Capistrano
		San Juan Capistrano, CA Construction of Mission San Juan Capistrano, "Jewel of the Missions", began in November, 1776.
		San Juan Capistrano is the seventh in the chain of missions founded by Father Junipero Serra.
		The Serra Chapel was enlarged causing the removal of some of the graves in the church cemetery at the Mission to the Mission Cemetery on Ortega Highway.
	www.sjchistoricalsociety.com /missionsjc.html (1752 words)

	San Juan Capistrano
		Mission San Juan Capistrano, the Birthplace of Orange County, was founded more than two hundred years ago.
		The Living History Society of Mission San Juan Capistrano invites you to visit with them from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM on the 2nd Saturday of each month and on various other colorful events during the year when persons of the past are portrayed in authentic costume.
		San Juan Capistrano is a California Mission town with a 200 year history that is still here.
	www.sjc.net /history/index.html (670 words)

	MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO & THE SWALLOWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		San Juan Capistrano was known as the "Jewel of the Missions," and was founded November 1, 1776, by Father Junipero Serra.
		They transferred their nests to the eaves of the Mission when it was built as a result of its convenient location near two rivers, which they needed for mud.
		Swallows are still Capistrano's most famous citizens, well-known and well-loved, protected in San Juan Capistrano by ordinance, which declares the city a bird sanctuary.
	www.hrh.servsite.com /danapoint/hist2.htm (459 words)

	The Swallows of San Juan Capistrano
		The famous cliff swallows of San Juan Capistrano, that leave town every year in a swirling mass near the Day of San Juan (October 23), are returning from their winter vacation spot 6,000 miles south in Goya, Corrientes, Argentina.
		They land at the mission in San Juan, California, on or around St. Joseph's Day, March 19, to the ringing bells of the old church and a crowd of visitors from all over the world who are in town awaiting their arrival and celebrating with a huge fiesta as well as a parade.
		The mission is located near two rivers and was an ideal spot for the swallows to nest for years because of the abundance of the insects on which they feed.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/swallows1.html (412 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO MISSION
		San Juan Capistrano Mission, formerly the East Texas mission of San José de los Nazonis, was renamed in 1731, when it was moved to the site of present San Antonio twelve miles from the Alamo.
		San Juan Capistrano did not make as much progress as did the other San Antonio missions because of its exposure to frequent Indian attacks and the fact that lands allotted to the mission were not sufficient for its horses and cattle and the raising of the required crops.
		San Juan Capistrano was transferred from the College of Santa Cruz de Querétaroqv to the care of the College of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Zacatecasqv in March 1773 and secularized on July 14, 1794.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/uqs25.html (397 words)

	San Juan Capistrano Hotel - Mission San Juan Capistrano California - Mission Inn of San Juan Capistrano California
		The Mission Inn San Juan Capistrano Hotel is a lovely, 20-room boutique hotel nestled in an 80-year old Valencia orange grove in historic downtown San Juan Capistrano, California.
		The Mission San Juan Capistrano Hotel is located adjacent to Mission San Juan Capistrano, the Jewel of the California Missions.
		Architecturally styled in 19th century California Mission design, the Mission Inn San Juan Capistrano Hotel evokes the simple elegance and gracious hospitality of the Mission and haciendas of old town Mission San Juan de Capistrano.
	www.missioninnsjc.com (323 words)

	Mission Trail Today - Mission San Juan Capistrano
		I visited San Juan Capistrano as a child and again in 1999 after dropping off my beloved dog for two weeks of cancer treatment only a half hour away.
		Mission Capistrano is one of the better known missions and there is quite a bit to see.
		San Juan Capistrano is possibly the most famous of the missions, because of the swallows.
	www.missiontrailtoday.com /code/mission07.htm (939 words)

	Mission San Juan Capistrano
		Mission San Juan Capistrano, named for St. John of Capistrano, Italy, a theologian of the 14th century, is the seventh mission founded November 1, 1776, the Feast of All Saints, by Fr.
		Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded twice; the first attempt was In October of 1775, when Father Lasuen left San Diego with eleven soldiers to establish a mission roughly halfway between Mission San Diego and Mission San Gabriel.
		A handful now work at the Mission and are proud to be a part of this beautiful place that was built and maintained for many years by their ancestors.
	www.missionsjc.com /historic.html (516 words)

	San Juan Capistrano , California Community and Visitors Guide
		The city of San Juan Capistrano is located in the center of Southern California, midway between Los Angeles and San Diego and all of Southern California's major attractions.
		San Juan Capistrano is home of the Swallows of Capistrano, who have returned to the Mission San Juan Capistrano for centuries to nest and have their young in the valley.
		The Mission was founded by Junipero Serra in 1776, named after missionary Giovanni de Capistrano and is the seventh of the 21 Spanish Missions.
	www.sanjuancapistrano.net (351 words)

	California Missions Foundation - Mission San Juan Capistrano
		Mission San Juan Capistrano is famous for the return of the swallows on Saint Joseph's Day (March 19).
		Mission San Juan Capistrano is the seventh mission, founded November 1, 1776 by Fr.
		The mission was secularized in 1833, sold in 1845, and returned to Church in 1865.
	www.missionsofcalifornia.org /missions/mission07.html (222 words)

	AllRefer.com - San Juan Capistrano, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		San Juan Capistrano has a small industrial park that manufactures sailboats, plastics, novelty clothing, and other items, but the economy is based chiefly on tourism.
		The mission church, completed in 1806, was ruined by an earthquake in 1812, but the chapel is still in daily use.
		Renovation of existing mission buildings to protect them from earthquakes was undertaken in the 1990s.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SnJnCap.html (242 words)

	Mission San Juan Capistrano
		Most missions were stripped of their tiles and wood beams to build houses and the unprotected adobe walls melted away in the rains fo time.
		Mission San Juan fared a little better because Don Juan Forster actually lived in part of the mission and kept his trade goods stored in Serra Chapel.
		Thus, the occupied part of the adobe mission was protected from the elements; but the north and west wings melted away, leaving the brick arches standing alone like naked manneuins in the window of a store.
	www.sjc.net /mission/index.html (1094 words)

	City of San Juan Capistrano
		At that time, San Juan Capistrano was a quiet town known primarily for the presence of Mission San Juan Capistrano and the annual return of the Swallows each March.
		San Juan Capistrano is a truly unique Orange County city and a rarity in California.
		Since 1996, the City of San Juan Capistrano has seen a significant decline in Part I crimes (homicide, rape, robbery, assault, burglary and theft), which are measured in crimes-per-100 residents.
	www.ocsd.org /PatrolledCities/capo.asp (495 words)

	The Barrel Organ at Mission San Juan Bautista
		The town of San Juan Bautista was bypassed by the railroad, and lost out to the neighbouring town of Hollister (known as "the earthquake capital of the world") in the competition to become county seat when San Benito county was created.
		The customary instruments in use at the Missions were the violin, the viola, the violincello, the bass-viol, the flute, the sweet German flute, the trumpet, horns, the bandola (lute), the guitar, drums and the triangle.
		Mission San José had old Silvestre, who not only sang the hymns and masses, but was also a skillful performer on the violin and guitar.
	www.standingstones.com /sanjuan.html (8436 words)

	Orange County Memories: Mission San Juan Capistrano
		O'Sullivan was the first resident priest of Mission SJC since its restoration in 1895.
		During this time, people fell in love with the California missions, and saw them as beautiful oases in the middle of savage wilderness.
		Anyone wishing to learn more about how Mission San Juan Capistrano was built, and what each of the buildings and structures mean, might do well to start with "Little Chapters About San Juan Capistrano".
	www.octhen.com /2005/03/mission-san-juan-capistrano.htm (589 words)

	Mission San Juan Capistrano
		Mission San Juan Capistrano will present its annual Return of the Swallows celebration Saturday March 18th to Sunday March 19th, 2006.
		The Mission's biggest annual celebration, it marks the coming of spring, a time of renewal and rebirth.
		They then flew to the eaves of the Mission to deliver their loads of mud plaster for the walls of their inverted houses, and, as O'Sullivan observed, "receive the noisy congratulations of their mates".
	www.missionsjc.com /swallowsfest.html (621 words)

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