San Juan Capistrano

San Juan Capistrano
/kap'i strah"noh/
a city in SW California: site of old Spanish mission; known for annual return of swallows, said to occur on March 19. 18,959.

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      city, Orange county, southern California, U.S. Located near the Pacific coast, it lies halfway between San Diego and Los Angeles. The seventh in the California chain of 21 Franciscan missions, Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in 1776 by Father Junípero Serra and named for the Neapolitan crusader Saint John of Capistrano (John of Capistrano, Saint). The mission was constructed 1797–1806 and was badly damaged in 1812 by an earthquake that wrecked its cruciform church and killed 29 people. The church remains a crumbled ruin with arches, quadrangle, and garden; there has, however, been some restoration of the mission buildings, including the adobe Serra Chapel (still in use). Settlement grew up around the mission, which has gained fame through its swallows (swallow), which reputedly fly off on St. John's Day (October 23) and return “miraculously” to their mission nests on St. Joseph's Day (March 19). Their departure and return are celebrated by fiestas. The city is populated in part by descendants of early Spanish, Mexican, and Indian settlers; it experienced significant residential development during the last decades of the 20th century. Cleveland National Forest is east of the city, and many fine beaches are nearby. Inc. 1961. Pop. (1990) 26,183; (2000) 33,826.

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