Mission San Juan Bautista

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Roman Catholic mission Spanish mission in California historic site

Mission San Juan Bautista is a historic Spanish Catholic mission in central California, renowned for its well-preserved adobe church, role in early California history, and appearance in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Vertigo."

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic mission → Spanish mission in California → historic site →
affiliation	Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey →
associatedWithPeople	Mutsun people → Ohlone people →
country	United States →
currentUse	active parish church → museum site → tourist attraction →
denomination	Catholic Church →
era	Mexican period in California → Spanish colonial period in California → early American period in California →
foundedAs	Mission San Juan Bautista →
foundedBy	Fermín Francisco de Lasuén →
foundingOrder	Franciscan Order →
hasArchitecturalStyle	Adobe construction → Spanish Colonial architecture →
hasFeature	bell tower → interior murals and altars → mission cemetery → mission quadrangle →
heritageDesignation	California Historical Landmark → National Historic Landmark District (as part of San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District) →
historicalRole	agricultural center in early California → center of Spanish colonial evangelization in Alta California → settlement nucleus for the town of San Juan Bautista →
languageOfHistoricalRecords	Spanish →
locatedIn	Alta California (historical) → California → Central California → San Benito County, California → San Juan Bautista, California →
mediaAppearance	Vertigo (1958 film) →
namedAfter	Saint John the Baptist →
notableFeature	adjacent Spanish plaza and town → historic plaza setting → large adobe church → original adobe walls → three-aisle basilica-style church →
ownership	Roman Catholic Church →
partOf	California mission chain → El Camino Real de las Californias →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
tourism	popular visitor destination on the California Mission Trail →
usedAsLocationIn	Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo → film Vertigo →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ohlone peoples →	affectedBy
Mission San Juan Bautista →	foundedAs
Spanish missions in California →	hasPart