S.E.S.

S.E.S. (HM10JN)

Location: Santa Clara, CA 95050 Santa Clara County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 21.221', W 121° 56.731'

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(Sociedade do Espirito Santo)

The Portuguese men and women of Santa Clara founded this building, commonly known as the S.E.S. Hall, in 1896. This fraternal organization was created as a means of communication and socialization. It gave the Portuguese community a place to meet, to discuss current issues and share news from the homeland. It also gave them a place to celebrate the feast of the Holy Spirit which originated over 700 years ago. This feast commemorates a miracle that happened during the reign of Queen Isabela of Portugal. In the legend during a time when there was a famine in the land Queen Isabela prayed to the Holy Spirit for help for her people. When hope was almost gone ships full of grain and food arrived in Lisbon harbor. As the miracle was realized, she took her crown and placed it on the head of a peasant girl. This action was followed by a meal for the poor consisting of ample meat, bread and wine. Today we call this meal "Sopas do Espirito Santo" which is preceded by a procession to and from St. Clare's Church.
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HM NumberHM10JN
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 7:53am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 593388 N 4134630
Decimal Degrees37.35368333, -121.94551667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 21.221', W 121° 56.731'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 21' 13.26" N, 121° 56' 43.86" W
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Area Code(s)408, 619, 650
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1372 Lafayette St, Santa Clara CA 95050, US
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