as ▁( Span ish ▁Le agues ) ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁parent ▁mission , ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁look out ▁post ▁when ▁the ▁French ▁private er ▁Hi pp oly te ▁de ▁B ouch ard ▁attacked ▁San ▁Juan ▁Cap ist rano ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁lands ▁became ▁an ▁official ▁est ancia ▁( mission ▁station ), ▁where ▁pad res ▁from ▁the ▁mission ▁would ▁visit ▁regularly ▁to ▁bring ▁" sp irit ual ▁food " ▁to ▁the ▁faithful . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Mexican ▁sec ular ization ▁act ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁the ▁church ▁lost ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁building ▁to ▁the ▁originally ▁Spanish , ▁later ▁Mexican - recogn ized ▁land ▁grant ▁Ran cho ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Santa ▁Ana . ▁The ▁ad obe ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁property , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁Ran cho ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Santa ▁Ana , ▁were ▁de eded ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁to ▁Diego ▁Sep úl ved a ▁around ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁al cal de ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁era ▁P ue blo ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁The ▁ad obe , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁restored ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁style ▁using ▁original ▁construction ▁methods , ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁oldest ▁building ▁still ▁standing ▁in ▁Orange ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁Mission ▁San ▁Juan ▁Cap ist rano ▁" Ser ra ' s ▁Chap el " ▁is ▁the ▁oldest . ▁▁ ▁The ▁building ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁local ▁history