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

Feliciano Rios Building

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 2, 2022

1. Feliciano Rios Building Marker

Inscription. A Spanish soldier station at San Juan Capistrano in the late 1700s. He was awarded a land grant in the San Juan Capistrano Area which remained in his family for 10 generations.

Erected by Ortega Ranch.

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

Location. 33° 30.329′ N, 117° 39.407′ 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: 31473 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

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and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Don Juan Forester Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Juan Avila Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Jose Antonio Yorba Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chief Clarence Lobo Building (about 300 feet away); Don Gaspar de Portola Building (about 300 feet away); Jose Francisco Ortega Building (about 600 feet away); Old Mission Cemetery (about 700 feet away); Capistrano Home Like Mission at Old Town (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan Capistrano.

Feliciano Rios Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 2, 2022

2. Feliciano Rios Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.