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The Rose Window
“The Rose Window is known as the premier example of Spanish Colonial ornamentation in the United States. Its sculptor and significance continue to be a mystery. Folklore credits Pedro Huizar, a carpenter and surveyor from Spain, with carving the famous window as a monument to his sweetheart, Rosa. Tragically, on her way from Spain to join him, Rosa was lost at sea. Pedro then completed the window as a declaration of enduring love.
A less romantic, but more likely theory is that the window was named after Saint Rose of Lima, the first saint of the New World.” https://www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/sanjose.htm
Mission San Jose