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November 1, 1776 - The 7th California Mission. The Jewel of the Missions. The Mission San Juan Capistrano Basilica (a large modern church) and the Serra Chapel are part of the Catholic Parish of San Juan Capistrano. San Juan Capistrano was founded on November 1, 1776.
Mission San Juan Capistrano and gardens are closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day and for our annual Romance of the Mission benefit gala. The Mission grounds and hours are subject to change daily. Please use our Online Calendar to check prior to your visit.
Jun 6, 2019 · Mission San Juan Capistrano was first founded on October 30, 1775, by Father Fermin Lasuen, abandoned because of rumors of Indian attacks and re-founded November 1, 1776, by Father Junipero Serra. The name Mission San Juan Capistrano honors Saint John of Capistrano, Italy .
As in mission days, Capistrano continues to cultivate grapes, which are converted into wine in this wine vat. Mission San Juan Capistrano was the first mission to produce iron from ore. These Catalan furnaces helped to make locks, iron bars, and metal equipment.
Mission San Juan Capistrano is unique among the 21 California Missions in that it was built with masonry rather than with adobe. So most of the original structure is collapsed after 200 years of earthquakes. Where most all the other Missions are open and welcoming, San Juan Capistrano is completely walled off with admission only by paying for a ...
San Juan, like other Spanish missions, was intended to be a self-sustaining community. Within the compound Indian artisans produced iron tools, cloth, and prepared hides. Orchards and gardens outside the walls provided melons, pumpkins, grapes, and peppers.
www.missionparish.org. Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano is a Catholic parish in the Diocese of Orange. The parish church is located just northwest of Mission San Juan Capistrano in the city of San Juan Capistrano, California, United States.
