Is it at Lipik or Kutina?
Not Kutina or Karlovac.
What's interesting about this "city" is that Germans settled here.
Since I gave the wrong information that it's a castle, the answer is
here.
C.I., I bet I went through every castle in Croatia. Love it. See? You should have done the Casbah. :wink:
Letty, As you were searching for all them castles, what was one of the most important informatin derived from your search?
Well, C.I. the most important thing that I learned from my search is that I don't know a damn thing about Croatia. Seriously, I was amazed to find that there were some German settlements there and that the area is replete with beauty.
I got kind of distracted from the castle search at some point, and just started looking at google images of Croatia. I've definitely got more appreciation for what my neighbours miss about home. And I was marvelling at how often I found photos of buildings with that angled lower wall. Always something new.
Somebody, please post a picture.
A quick one.
Where, and what is significant about this place?
Is it one of the California missions?
San Juan Capistrano off of hwy 5. It has a Moorish-style fountain.
It is, C.I. Do you know what is significant about the place? I am captivated by the entire thing.
Just this view; so lovely.
The second part of my question involves this:
Mission San Juan Capistrano, named for St. John of Capistrano, Italy, a theologian of the 14th century, is the seventh mission founded November 1, 1776, the Feast of All Saints, by Fr. Junipero Serra. Previously established by Fr. Fermin Lasuen on October 30, 1775, it was abandoned because of Indian unrest at Mission San Diego. The Great Stone Church began construction in 1796; was completed in 1806;and was destroyed by an earthquake 1812. The Mission was secularized 1833, sold in 1845, and was returned to the Church in 1865.
Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded twice; the first attempt was In October of 1775, when Father Lasuen left San Diego with eleven soldiers to establish a mission roughly halfway between Mission San Diego and Mission San Gabriel. On October 30, 1775, a large cross was set up and Fr. Lasuen took formal possession of the land in the name of the crown and dedicated the ground. A number of Indians watched and helped to haul timber for the building of a temporary chapel and dwellings. The work went on for eight days, but came to a halt when word reached the Spaniards that Mission San Diego had suffered an Indian attack. The bells were hastily buried and the small party hurried south to take shelter in the Mission at San Diego.
After a year's delay, an expedition led by Father Junipero Serra, arrived at the same site on October 31, 1776, with two padres and an escort of soldiers. The following day, November 1, 1776, the mission was officially dedicated.
Once established, the mission prospered almost from the start. Between the founding and 1797, a number of adobe buildings were erected. In 1777, the first little church was built, a modest structure that is still in use today. Considered the oldest church in California, it is called "Serra Chapel" because it is the only building still standing where Fr. Serra had celebrated Mass.
Indians of the Mission Facts
Were first called Acjachemen
Were a peaceful people. Were not a 'war' tribe.
Were called an ocean people because of their close connection with the sea. The sea gave them life.
Were hunters and gatherers.
Lived in large family unit villages.
They had their own religion before the introduction of Catholicism.
Lived in peace and harmony with all of the Grandfathers (God's) creation.
Before they lived in adobe houses or the mission, they lived in shelters called Kiitka made from river reeds or tules.
With the arrival of the Spanish Missionaries and soldiers, their whole way of life changed and they would now be called Juanenos after San Juan Capistrano.
There is no longer any full-blooded Acjachemen (Juanenos) left; however there are many of their descendants still living in the San Juan Capistrano Valley. A handful now work at the Mission and are proud to be a part of this beautiful place that was built and maintained for many years by their ancestors.
Friar Junipero Serra
Miguel Joseph Serra who later became Fr. Junipero Serra was born in 1713 in Petra, located on the island of Majorca, Spain.
When the Spanish Crown decided to colonize Alta (Upper) California, Fr. Serra was selected to lead the missionary effort of teaching Christianity to the Native Americans there. Missions were established for this purpose.
Fr. Serra founded 9 of the 21 Upper California Missions, the first being in San Diego in 1769. He was 55 years old at that time.
One of the above 9 missions was Mission San Juan Capistrano established in 1776 and known as the "Jewel "of the Missions. Here there is Serra Chapel where Fr. Serra celebrated mass. It is also the only Mission church named for Fr. Serra. The structure is also believed to be the oldest church still standing in California.
Fr. Serra died in 1784 at Mission San Carlos Borromeo and is buried there.
Recognized as "The Father of the California Missions" a bronze statue of Fr. Serra has been placed in the Statuary Hall of our Nation's Capitol.
