José de Grácia Cruz
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José de Grácia Cruz
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José de Grácia Cruz was a Acjachemen man who was born in 1848 at Mission San Juan Capistrano. He was known for his work as a bell ringer at the mission, as an artisan, a flutist in a native orchestra that would play at the mission, a sheep shearer, and for his knowledge of the Juaneño language and village sites, including Puvunga. He was also the source of the story of the mission's swallows in St. John O'Sullivan's Capistrano Nights (1930). He was referred to locally as "Acǘ," a nickname that w
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Acjachemen bell ringer and artisan (1848-1924)
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2023-10-09T22:45:59Z
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