Mocuachem

Mocuachem

Mocuachem

Payómkawichum village

Mocuachem, or alternatively spelled Mukwa'shish, Mocuache, Mocuachame, and Moquache,[1] was a Payómkawichum village in San Diego County, California. At least 12 people were baptized by Spanish missionaries from the village as an act of Christian conversion carried out primarily at Mission San Juan Capistrano.[2]

The village was located in the Las Pulgas area,[1] within the Camp Pendleton Papa One training area, along with the village site of Chacape,[3] the latter of which was similarly listed in San Juan Capistrano baptismal mission records from 1779 to 1797 (alternative spellings: Chakapa, Chacapnga, Chcape, Chacape, Chacupe).[4]

The village was located in the northwestern coastal areas of Payómkawichum influence, according to a map published in 1999 by John Johnson and Dinah Crawford.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Oxendine, Joan (1987). The Luiseño Village During the Late Prehistoric Era. University of California, Riverside. p. 138.
  2. [2]
    Reports of the University of California Archaeological Survey, Issues 72-74. University of California Archaeological Survey, Department of Anthropology, University of California. 1968. p. 130.
  3. [3]
    Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and San Clemente Island Range Complex: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1. 2003. pp. 3.5–5.
  4. [4]
    Koerper, Henry Carl (1988). The Natural and Social Sciences of Orange County. Natural History Foundation of Orange County. p. 117. ISBN 9781879065017.
  5. [5]
    Haas, Lisbeth (2014). Saints and citizens : indigenous histories of colonial missions and Mexican California. Berkeley. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-520-95674-2. OCLC 865853684.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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