San Juan Capistrano
Images of San Juan Capistrano, including Mission San Juan Capistrano, the Jewel of the Missions. San Juan Capistrano is the oldest town in Orange County and in addition to the Mission is best known for the story of the swallows return.
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A tallow cooking stove found on the grounds of Mission San Juan Capistrano, the 7th of 21 California Missions founded by Father Junipero Serra. The Mission was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1812; excavations in 1935 unearthed the Missions's industrial center. Tallow, the rendered fat of animals such as cows and sheep, is used to produce soap, candles, grease and ointment.
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