San José, capital of Santa Clara county, California, on the Guadalupe River, 8 miles from the Bay and 50 miles by rail SE. of the city of San Francisco. Besides a fine court-house and a city hall, it contains the state normal school and a Roman Catholic college (Notre Dame) for girls; and the University of the Pacific (Methodist
Episcopal; 1852) and the Roman Catholic Santa Clara College are both at Santa Clara, close by. Lick Avenue extends from San José to the Lick Observatory (q.v.). The city enjoys a dry and delightful climate, has wide streets and three parks, and is noted for its gardens and fruit. Its manufactories include a number of foundries, fruit-canneries, woollen and flour mills, a furniture-factory, &c.; and much wine is made in the neighbourhood. Pop. (1880) 12,567; (1890) 18,060.