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Updates on the NWOS proposed future developments
Special note: Regarding the NWOS proposed future developments...CHAC totally opposes the "Red Tail Acquisitions" proposed "glamping" development. Appears this project nothing more than a "glorified" campground facility. However, CHAC 100% supports the Jim Adams...
CHAC Board of Director support letter for history related banners and images
Ladies & Gentlemen, The Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee (CHAC) is responding to comments made by the Cultural Heritage Commissioners at their meeting of November 27, 2018. Not only does CHAC support the creators & contributors of the banners....we...
The Nieblas Family support letter for the North West Open Space Jim Adam proposed development, “CAPISTRANO VINEYARDS” project.
The Nieblas Family support letter for the North West Open Space Jim Adam proposed development, "CAPISTRANO VINEYARDS" project. City Council Members and all appropriate city staff: I want to share a brief portion of our history. The North West Open Space is a very...
CHAC Support of the North West open space
CHAC support of the North West Open Space, "CAPISTRANO VINEYARDS" Council Members, The Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee would like to go on record regarding Jim Adam's Capistrano Vineyard's project. In reviewing the plans, we support the project in its...
“How is this Happening??” – Project: Inn at the Mission
The Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee can't help but notice the monstrosity of a hotel being built next door to the Mission and the gateway to the town. In fact, no one can help but notice what is happening.....an outsider to the town of San Juan Capistrano, it...
Ninth Annual Mass of Remembrance Held at Old Mission Cemetery
By Capo Dispatch Written on November 23, 2018 By Alex Groves Area Catholics and members of the Capistrano Historical Alliance Committee gathered at the Old Mission Cemetery in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, Nov. 10, for the ninth annual Mass of Remembrance, an event...
Historical Guides Resume Walking Tours
The San Juan Capistrano Historical Guides will be resuming their Sunday afternoon historical city tours after a one-month hiatus. Funds from the tours go toward the maintenance of the Montanez Adobe on Los Rios Street. Click here to read the full article from the...
This Land is Your Land
As indigenous rights get national spotlight, Acjachemen confront long-standing battles in South Orange County By Allison Jarrell, Eric Heinz and Matt Cortina The protests at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North and South Dakota have brought the...
Annual mass in San Juan Capistrano honors Eagle Scouts’ work in restoring historic cemetery
High on a hill across the freeway from historic Mission San Juan Capistrano lies a testament to the town’s history – a sacred site little known to most visitors or residents. The Historic Old Mission Cemetery dates to the 1830s. It contains the gravestones of...
Juaneño Catholic priest Jim Nieblas is a leader of church and tribe
In the storied history of San Juan Capistrano, the Rev. Jim Nieblas is recognized as the first local indigenous priest to enter the Catholic clergy since St. Junipero Serra founded the town’s famous mission in 1776. Ordained in 1986 in the Mission Basilica, Nieblas...