José de Grácia Cruz (c. 1848 – 1924) was a Acjachemen man who was born in 1848 at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

His father taught him how to ring in regard to various events, including for feast days and other public occasions.

[1][5] In December 1907, Alfred Kroeber recorded that "it was found possible to spend a short time with an elderly Juaneño called Jose de Gracia Cruz, born at the Mission and living almost within hail of it and the present railroad station.

"[2] The Juaneño language vocabulary provided by Grácia Cruz included numbers, family members, relationships, body parts, natural phenomena, animals, actions, and more.

A rich Indian is proud; he won't take orders from you or any American; but when all his money is gone... he is very humble."