San Juan Bautista

English Alternative forms abbreviation en San Juan B. Etymology The Spanish named a California mission San Juan Bautista meaning Saint John the Baptist, when they founded it in the late 18th century. The name was expanded by linguists to mean the natives of the region gathered at the mission, and their primary language. Proper noun 1 +, California en city co/San Benito County s/California c/US, named after the eponymous mission. The native people of this region. The native language spoken in this region. Synonyms (people) synonym of Mutsun (language) synonym of Mutsun References Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78. Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. 0-87919-141-4. Further reading Mutsun ("San Juan Bautista") css en eponyms en Languages Spanish Pronunciation Proper noun San Juan Bautista the name Saint John the Baptist any of a number of places named after Saint John the Baptist Derived terms es San Juan San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec Related terms es bautista References Wikipedia:San Juan Bautista es Biblical characters Christianity