Mission San Juan Bautista
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San Juan Bautista, California
San Juan Bautista is a city in San Benito County, California, United States. The population was 1,862 at the 2010 census, up from 1,549 at the 2000 census. The city of San Juan Bautista was named after Mission San Juan Bautista...
. Barracks for the soldiers, a nunnery, the Jose Castro House
Jose Castro House
Jose Castro House, now known as the Castro-Breen Adobe, in San Juan Bautista, California, USA, is a historic adobe home built by José Castro in 1840, Commandant General of Alta California....
, and other buildings were constructed around a large grassy plaza in front of the church and can be seen today in their original form. The Ohlone
Ohlone
The Ohlone people, also known as the Costanoan, are a Native American people of the central California coast. When Spanish explorers and missionaries arrived in the late 18th century, the Ohlone inhabited the area along the coast from San Francisco Bay through Monterey Bay to the lower Salinas Valley...
, the original residents of the valley, were brought to live at the mission and baptized, followed by Yokuts from the Central Valley.
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