San Juan Bautista

Proper noun

Meaning

A city in San Benito County, California, United States, named after the eponymous mission.

The native people of this region.

The native language spoken in this region.

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Aerial view of Mission San Juan Bautista Following its creation in 1797, San Juan's population grew quickly. Source: Internet

Church of San Juan Bautista, Arucas, Las Palmas The Dutch then laid siege to the city, demanding the surrender of all its wealth. Source: Internet

His choir of Native American boys performed for many visitors, earning the San Juan Bautista Mission the nickname "the Mission of Music." Source: Internet

History The church chancel with Easter decoration A photograph of Mission San Juan Bautista taken between 1880 and 1910. Source: Internet

In 1521, the island was given its formal name, "San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico", following the custom of christening a town with its formal name and the name which Christopher Columbus had originally given the island. Source: Internet

The names "San Juan Bautista" and "Puerto Rico" were eventually used in reference to both city and island, leading to a reversal in terminology by most inhabitants largely due to a cartographic error. Source: Internet

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