Originally Posted by
SanDiego1K
Mission San Juan Capistrano is one of my favorite missions along the line of missions that stretch from San Diego north. This one shows how the Padres taught the Indians skills such as tanning leather and growing crops.
...and how to endure whippings and being
tied to a stake while sewed into the skin of a fresh-killed calf. Actually, according to the possibly-exaggerated witness's story, the recipient of that bit of instruction died as a result. I guess he failed the lesson.