SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. — Wednesday marks the first day of winter, also known as the winter solstice, and the longest night of the year. Early in the morning, people arrived at Mission San ...

They include Mission San Juan Bautista, built between 1803 and 1812; the Plaza Hotel, built in 1858 but incorporating as its ground floor former Spanish military barracks dating from 1813-14; the ...

Father Junipero Serra's sainthood protested at Mission San Juan Bautista. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 66°F. Wednesday, August 21st 2024 Today's e-Edition. Home Page.

San Juan Bautista, San Juan Bautista 15th mission 1797 Explore all of California’s 21 famed missions >> This mission, operated by the Catholic Church, is at the heart of the sleepy town of San ...

San Juan Bautista was founded as a mission in 1797, the largest mission out of 21 founded by Franciscans in Alta California between 1768 and 1853. It was chosen for abundance: ...

The 540-acre Nyland property, a cattle ranch on the southern edge of Highway 156 in San Juan Bautista, was sold in September, 2021 for $4.4 million to the Trust for Public Land, a San Francisco ...

Mission San Juan Bautista will hold its celebration on Dec. 21 at 6:30 a.m., and it will run through dawn which begins at 7:10 p.m. At Mission San Miguel and the Carmel Mission, the phenomenon ...