Valenzuela Adobe - San Juan Capistrano, CA
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bluesnote
N 33° 30.063 W 117° 39.768
11S E 438435 N 3707031
One of many historical markers in downtown San Juan Capistrano.
Waymark Code: WMT21G
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2016
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The plaque says, "Antonia Valenzula, early pioneer of the town of San Juan Capistrano, built the adobe in the early 1840s, probably on the ruins of a mission Indian adobe dating to the 1790s. Later Valenzuela family members worked as local cowboys or vaqueros. The adobe was damaged by fire in 1879; rebuilt ca. 1900, some portions endured until 1960s. This site was also occupied several thousands years ago by ancestors of the Juaneno (Acgchemen) Indians as shown by artifacts recovered during 1988 excavations."
Group that erected the marker: N/A
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
San Juan Capistrano, CA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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