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Landmark information
- Location:
NW corner of Ortega Hwy and Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
12/2/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/20/2014 - GPS Coordinates:
N 33 30.120, W 117 39.766 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
San Juan Capistrano Mission
Founded in 1776 by Padre Junipero Serra, the seventh in the chain of twenty-one missions established in Alta California to Christianize and civilize the indians. Stone church destroyed in 1812 earthquake. Expropriated during Mexican rule. Returned to Catholic church in 1865 by proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln.