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San Juan Cap·is·tra·no (kăp'ĭ-sträʹnō)
A city of southern California southeast of Santa Ana. Founded as a mission in 1776, it is famous for the swallows that supposedly return to the area every year on March 19 and depart on October 23, the date on which Saint John of Capistrano died in 1456. Population: 26,183.
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Universalium. 2010.