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JUZGADO MEMORIAL MARKER

JUZGADO MEMORIAL MARKER
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Location: 51 SOUTH MARKET STREET

City: SAN JOSE

State: California

Zip Code: 95113

Type of Memorial: War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

Photograph By: SYD WHITTLE

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

ON THIS SITE STOOD THE JUZGADO, OR TOWN HALL WHERE CAPTAIN THOMAS FALLON TOOK POSSESSION OF THE TOWN DURING THE MEXICAN WAR. HE SIGNALED VICTORY ON JULY 14, 1846 BY RAISING THE U.S. FLAG, THE FIRST TO FLY PERMANENTLY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, OVER THE JUZGADO.


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