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The grounds and arches of Mission San Juan Capistrano in Orange County.

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At 250, Mission San Juan Capistrano carries a more complicated history

Founded in 1776, the same year the American colonies declared independence, Mission San Juan Capistrano is marking its own 250th anniversary.
Its story of stone, swallows and faith now sits alongside a harder reckoning with what the mission system meant for California's Indigenous people.

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