Author: KAMMERER, RAYMOND C
Title: Old Mission San Juan Capistrano History and Tour
Description: Cincinnati, OH: KM Communications, 1980. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright. "Named for Saint John of Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when Father Junípero Serra established Mission San Juan Capistrano. Extensive damage caused by an earthquake in 1812 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 Argüello. After the American conquest of California, San Juan remained a small, rural town until the 20th century; the restoration of the mission in the 1910s–20s transformed the town into a tourist destination and a backdrop for Hollywood films. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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