Why was mission San juan capistrano built?

Answer 1

It is because ,so when people are traveling then they don't have a place to stay at so they can stay at missionaries to sleep,eat,have fun like for example playing some native Americans tradition games, or hike ,or make pottery like pots,plates,bowls,and cups

Answer 2

The missions were built by the Spanish starting in 1769 in order to "colonize" the territory of Alta California, which they had discovered over two centuries earlier. There had been various proposals over the years to do something with this territory but it was hard reaching the coast of Alta California from New Spain (Mexico) in those days, sailing against the wind and currents, and Spain had other priorities. What finally moved them to act was the fact that Russian fur trappers were moving farther and farther down the Coast (from their bases in Alaska) and were spotted near present day San Francisco in 1760s.