San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Don Jose Antonio Yorba Building

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 2, 2022

1. Don Jose Antonio Yorba Building Marker

Inscription.
Yorba was one of the 66 Catalonian volunteer soldiers in the Spanish expedition, and later built the Miguel Yorba and Domingo Yorba Adobes.

Erected by Ortega Ranch.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 33° 30.283′ N, 117° 39.404′ W. Marker is in San Juan Capistrano, California, in Orange County. It can be reached from Rancho Viejo Road north of Ortega Highway (California Route 74), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31461 Rancho Viejo Rd, San Juan Capistrano CA 92675, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Don Gaspar de Portola Building (a few steps from this marker); Chief Clarence Lobo Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Juan Avila Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Feliciano Rios Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Don Juan Forester Building (about 400 feet away); Jose Francisco Ortega Building (about 400 feet away); Old Mission Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Capistrano Home Like Mission at Old Town (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan Capistrano.

Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 2, 2022

2. Building and Marker

The marker is to the left of the entrance.

Don Jose Antonio Yorba Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 2, 2022

3. Don Jose Antonio Yorba Building

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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