John of Capistrano - Namesake

Namesake

As a Franciscan reformer preaching simplicity, John became the namesake of two Spanish missions founded by the Franciscan friars in the north of the then-Spanish Americas: Mission San Juan Capistrano in today's Southern California and Mission San Juan Capistrano just outside the city center of today's San Antonio in Texas.

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