OTHER TIDBITS: Mr. Bellarmino was a Native American official at Mission Santa Clara, who became a full citizen of the Mexican government after secularization. He gained Rancho de los Coches from the governor, then lost it in a debt he owed to business manager, Antonio Suñol. Señor Suñol was a seafaring merchant who ended up in San Francisco due to illness, then went south where he became San Jose’s first postmaster, a town councilman, alcalde, and later, Sub-Prefect of the First District, which amounted to San Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz!

This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places!

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ANNOTATIONS:
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From Los Angeles: ~348mi (561km) — 5.8hrs
From Sacramento: ~121mi (195km) — 2.1hrs
From San Diego: ~482mi (776km) — 8.1hrs
From San Francisco: ~53mi (86km) — 0.9hrs