San Juan

This village had formerly dedicated its church to the glorious St. John the Baptist, and, upon its removal to the new site, in devotion to him the name San Juan del Monte [ "St. John of the Mountain"] was given to it.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 1601-1604 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Emma Helen Blair 1884

In Bayamon and Carolina, which are the western and eastern suburbs of San Juan, that is PNP territory.

CNN Transcript Jun 1, 2008 2008

In San Juan, which is a suburb of Manila in the Philippines, the populace comes out for a saint's procession.

trinityboy Diary Entry trinityboy 2005

There was a river called San Juan, from the hill hard by, but which historians will term the pool of blood.

History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest Edward A. Johnson

Colonel Roosevelt by his example and fearlessness inspired his men, and both at Kettle Hill and the ridge known as San Juan he led his command in person.

The San Juan Fight 1913

Colonel Roosevelt by his example and fearlessness inspired his men, and both at Kettle Hill and the ridge known as San Juan he led his command in person.

An Autobiography Roosevelt, Theodore 1913

They coasted along shore to a river called San Juan, where they wintered for four months.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century James Alexander Robertson 1906

I went to pass the night at the place called San Juan, two leguas along the road, where, at the foot of a cross set up there, I found a letter from the troop ahead, announcing that they had found the quarters burned to the ground, and that they did not know who had set the fire, but suspected it was the Ygolotes.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 1621-1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. James Alexander Robertson 1906

Colonel Roosevelt by his example and fearlessness inspired his men, and both at Kettle Hill and the ridge known as San Juan he led his command in person.

Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography Theodore Roosevelt 1888

That was in a little town called San Juan on the coast.

Roads of Destiny O. Henry 1886