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San Juan Capistrano (pronounced [sæn w?n kæp?'st??no?] in English and [san xwan kapis't?ano] in Spanish) is a city in southern Orange County, California, USA, located approximately 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Downtown Santa Ana. The current OMB metropolitan designation for San Juan Capistrano and the Orange County Area is “Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA.” The population was 33,826 at the 2000 census. The city was created around Mission San Juan Capistrano, and many of the homes and strip malls resemble the Spanish architecture that compose the building. It is home to the widest variety of homes in Orange County, with 10 million dollar homes in the gated communities of the hills, homes built prior to 1900 in its central district — some being adobes from the 18th century — and working ranches in its foothills. San Juan Capistrano is probably best known for the annual migration of the cliff swallows that reputedly migrate each year from Argentina to the Mission San Juan Capistrano.
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San Juan Capistrano Culture
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A museum, variety of restaurants, walking tours, and various other general activities are popular to homeowners.
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San Juan Capistrano Education
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The city is served by Capistrano Unified School District. In the 2007-2008 academic year San Juan Hills High School opened with about 600 freshmen students. It is the city's only public high school. Ultimately, nearly all San Juan Capistrano's high school students will move to this campus as wells as some students from Capistrano Beach and southern Ladera Ranch. Residents from these other communities did not want to attend a school in San Juan on the basis that is was farther than the current schools they were attending and that the communities had too many differences. Many residents wanted to stay at the established high schools their communities had been attending for years. Much of the tension has died down, but there is still substantial resentment that children of residents in Capistrano Beach, who have historically attended San Clemente High School, should be compelled to take the long journey to the new high school. These residents contend the County of Orange should follow its original long range plan and complete La Pata Parkway through to San Clemente which would permit students in the Talega subdivision to attend the school which was built and intended for their use and redirect those students away from San Clemente High School.
The city also has four private, Christian, college prep schools named Capistrano Valley Christian Schools (Pre-K through 12th grade), Saddleback Valley Christian School (preK through 12th grade),St. Margaret's Episcopal School (also Pre-K through 12th grade), and J. Serra Catholic High School (9th through 12th grade).
The city also has two private kindergarten through eighth grade schools named Mission Parish School and Rancho Capistrano Christian School. Mission Parish School is located on the historic Mission grounds, utilizes some of the historic buildings as classrooms, and is situated next to Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano. The other is Rancho Capistrano Christian School, located off Highway 5 on the Crystal Cathedral's south campus. The campus at Rancho Capistrano is also host to meetings and conventions, as well as summer camps.
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San Juan Capistrano History
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San Juan Capistrano is the site of a Catholic mission for which it is named, Mission San Juan Capistrano. When the Mission was founded in 1776, the region was populated by the Acjachemen band of Native Americans, called Juaneños by the Spanish. The mission was named after the Franciscan saint Giovanni da Capistrano (1386-1456).
The city is the site of California's oldest residential neighborhood, Los Rios. It is also the home of the oldest in use building in California, the Serra Chapel in the Mission. The area was the site of both the first vineyard and first winery in California.
In the 1830s Richard Henry Dana, Jr., author of the classic Two Years Before the Mast visited the area as a sailor engaged in the hide trade on board the ship Pilgrim. Describing the locale, which then included what is now the neighboring city of Dana Point, he gushed, "San Juan is the only romantic spot in California." The area was also the locale of the first Zorro novella, The Curse of Capistrano, published in 1919 (later renamed The Mark of Zorro after the success of the film of the same name).
San Juan Capistrano is also known for its cliff swallows. The protected birds are reputed to return from migration on St. Joseph's Day (March 19) each year, a day celebrated by the city's annual Swallows' Day Parade and other festive events and old west 1890s style Melodrama at the Camino Real Playhouse starring San Juan's Villain at Large Professor Mack played by Gary McCarver of The New Home for American Melodrama. The swallows are reputed to leave on October 23, the former feast day of St. John of Capistrano. The 1940 hit song "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano", written by Leon René, is a love song centering on these annual events.
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San Juan Capistrano Housing
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In the San Juan Capistrano real estate market there is a home for every one -single-family detached homes, single attached homes, and multiples. You will find townhouses, well-kept one and two story original suburban ranchers, as well as new homes boasting the mission look (Moorish, Spanish and Mediterranean, with stucco and red-tile roofs).
Homes with views of the ocean and countryside can be found east of the freeway in the hills divided by deep arroyos, alongside country-club homes within easy access of two golf courses. You will experience a country feeling, with horses and horse trails when followed lead to a wide valley that leads down to the ocean, beaches and harbor.
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San Juan Capistrano Lifestyle
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For every day amenities, a major shopping plaza west of the freeway is available, and there are various neighborhood store centers. In the evening, some residents walk or jog down to the beach.
Points of Interest
- Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano
- Trabuco Creek
- El Adobe de Capistrano
- The Depot
- Los Rios District
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San Juan Capistrano Nature
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San Juan Capistrano is located near the shore of the Pacific Ocean. With nearby attractions and the ocean, spectacular opportunities for activities, San Juan Capistrano is the ideal community you want to live in!
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San Juan Capistrano News
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Search for "San Juan Capistrano CA" - Interview 42nd CD Candidate Lee McGroarty Part One - Orange Juice
| On Saturday, March 13th, after the local Rush Limbaugh fan club breakfast at the Casta Del Sol golf course, I sat down with Inland Empire businessman Lee McGroarty to discuss his campaign for Congress in the 42nd CD .A This is part one of two. |
- Continue reading "the church going on 30th anniversary acoustic tour (dates)" - Brooklyn Vegan
| "An Intimate Space" will include songs that span the length of the church's epic creative trip from their debut in 1980 to their latest critically acclaimed 2009 album "Untitled # 23". In a unique and unusual execution, the band will choose one song from each of their considerable album releases and perform them in reverse chronological order. |
- Orange County, CA Focus - Mole's Progressive Democrat
| Orange County, CA Focus News from Orange County: Loretta Sanchez: "Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell Now." Speaking of Loretta Sanchez: Bill O'Reilly Implies Congresswomen Linda and Loretta Sanchez not Smart Enough for HIS Show ...my bet is each of the Sanchez sisters is more than a match for Bill-O-the-Clown California Education: Our Smallest Citizens ... |
- Joe Verde Launches Redesigned Online Sales Training Network - PR.com
| The Joe Verde Group's online sales training network for automobile dealerships, www.jvtn.com, now features free MP3 Downloads and Joe Verde E-Books, in addition to a smart-phone version for users with hand-held devices, such as an iPhone or BlackBerry. |
- CA thieves make off with $1 million in jewels - Lake Wylie Pilot
| Authorities say thieves drilled through the wall of a San Juan Capistrano jewelry store, dismantled the security system and made off with a safe filled with up to $1 million in jewels. |
- Ricky Nelson Remembered 25th Anniversary Tour Kicks Off - Matthew & Gunnar Nelson to Perform 3 Speci - MELODIKA.net
| Celebrity entertainers Matthew & Gunnar Nelson announced the kick off of the Ricky Nelson Remembered 25th Anniversary Tour in the Los Angeles area March 4-6 with 3 special engagement shows at the BriXton South Bay, The Canyon, and The Coach House. |
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San Juan Capistrano Weather
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