San Juan Capistrano Mission

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San Juan Capistrano Mission is a historic Spanish mission in Southern California renowned for its preserved colonial architecture and the annual return of its cliff swallows.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic mission
Spanish mission in California
historic landmark
architecturalStyle Mission Revival (later restorations)
Spanish Colonial
associatedWithAnimal cliff swallow
associatedWithPeople Acjachemen (Juaneño) people NERFINISHED
category Catholic churches in California
Historic sites in Orange County, California
Spanish missions in California NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalTradition celebration of the swallows’ return
currentUse educational site
museum
religious site
denomination Catholic
era Spanish colonial period in California
foundedAsPartOf California mission system NERFINISHED
Spanish missions in Alta California NERFINISHED
foundedBy Junípero Serra NERFINISHED
foundingReligiousOrder Franciscan Order NERFINISHED
governingBody Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange NERFINISHED
hasFeature adobe and stone construction
arcaded corridors
mission-style bell tower
hasPart Great Stone Church NERFINISHED
Serra Chapel NERFINISHED
bell wall
mission courtyard
mission gardens
museum rooms
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
knownFor Great Stone Church ruins NERFINISHED
annual return of cliff swallows
historic Serra Chapel
preserved colonial architecture
locatedIn Orange County, California
San Juan Capistrano, California NERFINISHED
Southern California
namedAfter Saint John of Capistrano NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
originalPurpose agricultural and ranching center
evangelization of Indigenous peoples
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
significance important symbol of early California history
major site on the California Mission Trail
touristAttraction yes

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National Historic Landmarks in California hasPart San Juan Capistrano Mission