BGuthrie Photos: CA -- San Juan Capistrano -- Mission (ruins)

CA -- San Juan Capistrano -- Mission (ruins):

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Description of Pictures: After an evening visit to the outside of the destroyed mission, I decided to come back a few days later for a typical Guthrie-scale visit. You'll see that later.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. CAPISM_090719_01.JPG: Saint John Capistran Born 1386 as Giovanni Chiori in Capistrano, Italy, distinguished himself as a judge in Naples. Later he entered the Franciscan Order. A brilliant orator, his sermons attracted great throngs all over Europe. When Sultan Mohamed II, leading his invincible forces westward, threatened to abolish Christendom, Friar Capistran recruited volunteers. The fort of Nandor-Feher-Va'r (now Belgrade) was guarded by Hungary's greatest strategist. John Corvinus Hunyadi with only token troops. Capistran rushed with his ragged band of students and poor. To aid the besieged, and together they miraculously routed the largest, best-equipped army of that age. Pope Calixtus ordered all churchbells to ring out daily and ever since The Noon Angelus commemorates this event... until the recent Communist takeover, Capistran was honored as patron of Hungary's defenders. The Budapest uprising against godless, foreign oppression erupted on the Saint's Feast Day, October 23, 1956 -- 500 years after his victory over the infidels. This reminder was blessed by Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
2. CAPISM_090719_08.JPG: From Petra, Majorca he came to build Our Mission San Juan de Capistrano with faith in God and Love for Mankind: Fr. Junipero Serra
3. CAPISM_090719_10.JPG: San Juan Capistrano Mission Founded in 1776 by Padre Junipero Serra, the seventh in the chain of twenty-one missions established in Alta California to Christianize and civilize the Indians. Stone church destroyed in 1812 earthquake. Expropriated during Mexican rule. Returned to Catholic Church in 1865 by proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln. Historical Landmark No. 200 California State Park Commission
4. CAPISM_090721_109.JPG: Olive Mill: Built around the 1880s and reconstructed in the 1930s, the unconventional, two-wheel, olive mill was used to crush olives for juice extraction. Evidence indicated that the pulp produced was pressed in a room within the west wing industrial complex. Processed olive juice was used to produce olive oil for cooking, lamps, medicines and protective leather balm.
5. CAPISM_090721_230.JPG: To commemorate the visit of the President of the United States Mr. Richard M. Nixon and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon to this Old Mission of San Juan Capistrano March 22, 1969 when they rang this bell of San Rafael cast in 1804
6. CAPISM_090721_243.JPG: To the memory of Fray Junipero Serra apostle of California first father-President of the California missions and founder of the Mission of San Juan Capistrano This statue dedicated in his honor Nov. 24, 1914, the two hundred and first anniversary of his birth
7. CAPISM_090721_511.JPG: Historic Mission Cemetery: The Mission cemetery served as burial land for the local people. The first burial was recorded on March 9, 1781 and it is believed that approximately 2,000 people were buried here. Internments ended in 1850 and were relocated to land east of this Mission. An exception was made in 1934 to inter Father John O'Sullivan, who, during his 23-year residency, directed the restoration at the Mission. Father O'Sullivan also installed the tall monument in the cemetery as a memorial to those who built this Mission. The black, granite marker memorializes the Spanish soldier, Jose Antonio Yorba, who helped found the Mission.
8. CAPISM_090721_562.JPG: The Right Rev. Msgr. St. John O'Sullivan born March 19, 1874 Ordained to the priesthood June 12, 1904 Died July 22, 1933 Pastor of Old Mission 1910-1933
9. CAPISM_090721_565.JPG: In this holy place lie the bodies of those who built the mission. May their souls rest in peace. Erected 1924
10. CAPISM_090721_641.JPG: Mission Industrial Center: Tallow Cooking Stoves: Excavations carried out in 1935 unearthed the ruins and foundations of the industrial area where unrefined materials were processed for use and export. Tallow, a valuable commodity during the mission period, was rendered from the fat of cows and sheep for use in candle, grease, ointment, and soap production.
11. CAPISM_090721_659.JPG: Mission Industrial Center: Catalan Furnaces: Excavations carried out in 1935 unearthed the ruins and foundations of the industrial area where unrefined materials were processed for use and export. These catalan furnaces were used to smelt ore to make metal for tools, hardware, farm and ranch implements. The circular, terracotta tile pipe extending from the top of each furnace would have had large bellows attached for forcing fresh air into the furnaces to promote a hotter fire. The unearthed tiled section directly right of the furnaces is the remains of the original smithy storage area for raw materials.
12. CAPISM_090721_668.JPG: ASM International Metalworking Furnaces Mission San Juan Capistrano has been designated an historical landmark by ASM International The two furnaces at this site, circa 1790's, are the oldest existing metalworking structures in California. They were used for the production of wrought iron, thereby introducing the natives living here to the Metal Age. Previously, only skills in stone, wood, bone and shell were known. 1988
13. CAPISM_090721_707.JPG: Mission Industrial Center: The Ramada: The collapsed remains of this original 1790s wall were covered with this wooden ramada structure in 1980 to protect it from the weather and prevent further deterioration. Prior to the winter of 1979, this wall was originally standing; however, severe weather with high winds and heavy rains caused the wall to collapse northward accounting for its current state of disrepair. To salvage the remnants of the wall for future preservation efforts, archeologists created these associated fragment piles.
14. CAPISM_090721_719.JPG: Mission Industrial Center: Exterior Wine Vat: Part of the original west wing industrial complex, this large vat is believed to have been used to produce wine. Archeological excavations in the 1980s exposed the fieldstone foundation and terracotta tile threshold, confirming this vat was part of the original west wing and would have been indoors.
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Wikipedia Description: San Juan Capistrano, California
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San Juan Capistrano (Spanish for "St. John of Capistrano") is a city in Orange County, California, located along the Orange Coast. The population was 34,593 at the 2010 census.

San Juan Capistrano was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when St. Jun�pero Serra established Mission San Juan Capistrano. Extensive damage caused by the 1812 Capistrano earthquake caused the community to decline. Following the Mexican secularization act of 1833, the mission village officially became a town and was briefly renamed as San Juan de Arg�ello. Following the American Conquest of California, San Juan remained a small, rural town until the 20th century; the restoration of the mission in the 1910-20's transformed the town into a tourist destination and a backdrop for Hollywood films.
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