Los Rios Park in San Juan Capistrano is such a sweet little escape, and of course the crown jewel of this beautiful oasis is the Montanez Adobe, believed to be one of the original structures on Los Rios Street. The Los Rios Street Historic District is a step back in time, a sweet example of an 18th-century California village. Forty adobe structures were built on the street in 1794 to house the Native Americans who labored at the Mission San Juan Capistrano. The street was originally named Calle Occidental or “West Street” in reference to its orientation to the western edge of the mission grounds.

The Montanez Adobe was the home of Dona Poloninia Montanez, daughter of Tomas Gutierrez, an early mission carpenter. Between 1886 and 1910, the building gained spiritual significance following the secularization of the Mission. Dona Montanez created a tiny chapel in the adobe which became the village sanctuary. She served as the spiritual leader for the community as well as its midwife and nurse.

This painting was created with gouache paint on 300 lb. Legion Stonehenge Cold Press Black watercolor paper and measures 2x3". It is sold with a signed mat in a gold tone frame that brings the overall size of the piece to 4.75x3.75”. It ships free.

Colors of original painting may be slightly different than what you see on your monitor screen. Artist signature, year of creation, and artwork title are included on back of painting. Copyrights remain with artist.