San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano Historical Society Pamela Hallangibson by San Juan Capistrano Historical Society, Pamela Hallan-gibson, Don Tryon, Mary Ellen Tryon 9781439630983, 1439630984 instant download after payment.

The legendary swallows aren't the only annual returnees to San Juan Capistrano. The great coastal mission draws more than 500,000 visitors a year into the southern reaches of Orange County. The most famous of all the missions in the California system established in the 18th century by Franciscan friar Junipero Serra, Mission San Juan Capistrano still contains the Serra Chapel, the oldest church in California, and the only building still standing where the good padre celebrated mass. But San Juan Capistrano is more than its well-known mission. Its epic story encompasses the rancho days and land barons, California statehood, the arrival of the San Diego Freeway in 1958, city incorporation in 1961, and recent growth from 10,000 residents in 1974 to 34,000 in 2004.;In the name of the crown: 1776-1821 -- Mexican hiatus: 1821-1848 -- Yanks and ranchos: 1848-1887 -- Progress and culture: 1887-1910 -- Chasing rainbows: 1910-1930 -- Forging and community: 1930-1950 -- Postwar challenges: 1950-1974 -- Preservation and change: 1974-2000 -- Honoring past and future: 2000 to Present.