San Miguel de los Noches was an Indian rancheria in Kern County, California. Its site is covered by the modern-day city of

Bakersfield Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...

. Franciscan friar Padre Francisco Garces visited San Miguel de los Noches on May 7, 1776. Father Garces named this site San Miguel de los Noches. Today, the

Garces Memorial Circle Garces Memorial Traffic Circle, informally known as Garces Circle or just ''The Circle'', is a traffic circle in Bakersfield, California. The traffic circle is located at the intersection of Chester Avenue, Golden State Avenue ( State Route 204) a ...

is a testament of San Miguel de los Noches.

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