Father Aguílar
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Years
- 1812–1813
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Father Aguílar, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
1812 San Juan Capistrano earthquake
1812–1813Role: Took charge of the church's construction
- Collapse of the Great Stone Church
A December 8, 1812 earthquake struck during Sunday service, pinning the church doors shut and collapsing the building onto worshippers.
- Regional Damage to the Missions
The earthquake damaged several missions near Pueblo de Los Ángeles, including Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, in colonial Spanish Alta California.
- Damage to Bells and Surviving Structure
After the earthquake the two largest bells cracked and split, yet the 1850 sketch shows several domes of the stone church survived.
- Tree-Ring Evidence of 1813 Trauma
Seventy trees examined along a 7.5-mile section showed trauma beginning in 1813, including two with crown loss, consistent with earthquake damage.
- Collapse of the Great Stone Church
Sources
- Mission San Juan Capistrano Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29