San Juan Capistrano
Americannoun
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Then, as the waves were still pounding, a fire broke out in the city’s bushy foothills Friday, quickly burning toward hillside neighborhoods and destroying homes in nearby San Juan Capistrano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Footage posted online showed blazes tearing through homes in the communities of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Mission San Juan Capistrano was mostly empty as I walked in with a map and a handheld speaker that played short, recorded narrations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
But the more I walked the grounds, the more I realized I was in a new Mission San Juan Capistrano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
After the hundred- grander, Santa Anita’s racing secretary had assigned Seabiscuit 135 pounds for the San Juan Capistrano, his next scheduled race.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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