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Like the Santa Barbara mission, that of San Juan Bautista - situated in the center of the town of the same name, in the middle of a state park - was used only occasionally, and today serves as a parish church for the predominantly Mexico-American population. The damage caused by the 1906 earthquake was not put right until 70 years later. As it lies directly on the San Andreas Fault the mission was particularly at risk from earthquakes. However, during the 1906 earthquake it stayed more or less on its foundations. As in the San José de Guadalupe mission, music received special attention; Father Esteban Tapis formed a choir and an orchestra. He also drew up a notation system based on colors, which made it easier for the
Like the Santa Barbara mission, that of San Juan Bautista - situated in the center of the town of the same name, in the middle of a state park - was used only occasionally, and today serves as a parish church for the predominantly Mexico-American population. The damage caused by the 1906 earthquake was not put right until 70 years later. As it lies directly on the San Andreas Fault the mission was particularly at risk from earthquakes. However, during the 1906 earthquake it stayed more or less on its foundations. As in the San José de Guadalupe mission, music received special attention; Father Esteban Tapis formed a choir and an orchestra. He also drew up a notation system based on colors, which made it easier for the
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Mission San Juan Bautista
Box 400
San Juan Bautista, CA 95045-0400
United States
Phone 1 (831) 623-4528 / 2127
Fax 1 (831) 623-2433
Box 400
San Juan Bautista, CA 95045-0400
United States
Phone 1 (831) 623-4528 / 2127
Fax 1 (831) 623-2433
| Open | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | |
| Closed | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | |
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| New Year's Day (January 1) Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November) Christmas - Christian (December 25) | ||||||||
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