Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians

The El Capitan Reservoir, forcibly purchased from the two tribes to provide water for San Diego, submerged what habitable land existed on the reservation.

It takes its name from the Mexican land grant Cañada de San Vicente y Mesa del Padre Barona, named in turn after Padre José Barona, a friar at Mission San Diego de Alcalá from 1798 until he transferred to Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1811.

The reservation hosts several ranches, a chapel, tribal offices, a community center, and a ballpark created by the tribe.

[2] The nearest community is San Diego Country Estates, which adjoins the reservation's northeast side.

[7] They are governed by a democratically elected, seven-person tribal council, who serve four-year terms.