QUIZ: So you think you know your...
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QUIZ: So you think you know your Orange County history? Well, how many nations have flown their flags over historic San Juan Capistrano (B1)? Spain? Yes. Mexico? Yes. The United States? Yes. And Argentina? . . . Yes, in 1818 Argentine privateer Hipolito Bouchard, commanding a 34-gun frigate, easily overpowered the Spanish garrison at Capistrano, sacked the mission, then weighed anchor for home after one week of sovereignty.
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