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Mission San Juan Capistrano

Mission San Juan Capistrano is a Spanish mission in , , . Founded November 1, 1776 in colonial by Spanish Catholic missionaries of the Franciscan Order, it was named for Saint John of Capistrano.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: former Spanish mission in California
  • Also known as: “San Juan Capistrano de Quanis-savit”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Juan Capistrano station and El Adobe de Capistrano.

Railway station
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is a train station in , United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and Metrolink, a commuter railroad. is situated 740 feet southwest of Mission San Juan Capistrano.

Restaurant
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, or El Adobe, is a located in at 31891 Camino Capistrano in . It has been operated since 1948 and is in a building composed of two historic near Mission San Juan Capistrano. is situated 1,300 feet south of Mission San Juan Capistrano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan Capistrano and Putuidem.

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is a city in southern , United States. The population was 35,253 at the 2020 Census. Named for Saint John of Capistrano, was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when Father Junípero Serra established Mission .

Locality
, alternative spelling Putiidhem or Putuidhem, was a large native village of the Acjachemen people, also known as Juaneño since their relocation to Mission San Juan Capistrano.

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is a city in , United States. The name is derived from the words "Laguna" and "Niguili". It also appeared in Spanish records as Nigüili, Nigüel, or Neuil from Juaneño nawil.

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Latitude
33.50339° or 33° 30′ 12″ north
Longitude
-117.66293° or 117° 39′ 47″ west
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Open location code
8554G83P+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70107365
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
5373729
Wiki­data ID
Q1939057
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Mission San Juan Capistrano” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mission San Juan Capistrano”. Photo: DDauri, CC BY 3.0.