1. Let $A B C$ be a triangle with $\angle B A C>90^{\circ}$. Let $D$ be a point on the segment $B C$ and $E$ be a point on the line $A D$ such that $A B$ is tangent to the circumcircle of triangle $A C D$ at $A$ and $B E$ is perpendicular to $A D$. Given that $C A=C D$ and $A E=C E$, determine $\angle B C A$ in degrees.