Mission San Juan Capistrano has the unique distinction of being twice-founded. The first occasion was in 1775 after Father President Junípero Serra had convinced Captain Fernando Rivera that a new mission to interrupt the long journey between San Diego and …
The swallows of Capistrano, famous in song and story, really do build their mud nests in the ruins of the old mission church, returning each year on or about March 19, on St. Joseph’s Day. A church of magnificent proportions …
Mission San Juan Capistrano has the peculiarity of having been founded twice. With its establishment, the Fathers intended to interrupt the long journey between Mission San Diego de Alcalá and Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. On October 30, 1775, Father Fermín …