Malaspina

The Malaspina family has lived in San Juan Capistrano, California since 1921. They have owned two grocery stores and two delicatessens.

Malaspina Vineyards & Winery is located near San Juan Capistrano and is a family-owned company, which was founded in 1994. With over 50 award-winning wines to choose from, we are one of the top wineries in Orange County.

Malaspina  is a superb Mediterranean restaurant located in this central Orange County coastal city. The menu focuses on Italian and Greek specialties, with a wood-burning grill as the centerpiece of the dining room. The wine list has plenty of selections to pair with your meal.

The ship was originally built in France in 1854 as a scientific exploration vessel and named the Corvee. It was purchased by the U.S. Navy during the Civil War in 1861 and renamed the USS Malaspina after an Italian explorer who surveyed Alaska's coast. The Malaspina conducted harbor surveys in California ports and escorted supply ships to San Francisco during the war.

The Navy decommissioned the Malaspina in 1869 and sold it to private interests. The ship was eventually acquired by Pacific Fruit Express, a shipping line that operated across the Pacific Ocean between California and Australia, which renamed it the SS President Coolidge.

The Malaspina family has been in San Juan Capistrano since the early 1800s, when Don José Malaspina, a marine explorer from Spain, arrived here with his wife, María del Carmen Paterna Muñoz de Guzmán y Navarro. They settled on the rancho land grant called Rancho Los Trabuquillos and ran sheep there.

The first child born on the ranch was Cristóbal Malaspina, who was granted Rancho Trabuquillo by Governor Pablo Vicente de Solá in 1813. Cristóbal was the great-great grandfather of Frank and Esther Malaspina.

This is a cute, local restaurant in San Juan Capistrano, but more importantly, it's the best pizza I've ever tasted. The pizzas are huge, and one is enough for two people to share. They have a great selection of toppings to choose from and the cheese is so fresh you can taste it. The prices are very reasonable for the quality of food you get.

The pizza itself is good enough that I don't really care about the atmosphere or decor. The service is also good and efficient, which is nice to experience nowadays. Definitely recommended!

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