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Review of Cultural Resources Element of Soledad Canyon Sand and Gravel Mining Project EIR EIS 3

this locality belong and they acknowledge Spanish colonization. Baptism 255 was of a 90 year old
it, the gentiles of other rancherias, such as woman. Baptism 465 was of a 40 year old man brother of
the Taapa [Tapu], Tacuyama [takuyama m baptism 64 of Momonga.
= tsawayung or Chaguayabit], Tucuenga
[Caguenga or Tujunga ?], Juyunga, Baptism 459 was of a 35 year old man said to be chief of
Mapipinga, and others, who have not Achoycomaibit. He was husband of baptism 468 sister of
affiliated with Mission San Gabriel baptism 383 of Tochonanga (marriage 94).
[Engelhardt 1927: 5].
It appears that Tochonanga and Momonga were the most
The cover page of the San Fernando Mission book of important source of migrants at Reyes rancho. They were
baptisms says the Mission was founded at the place called followed in importance as a source of migrants by Passenga.
by natives ArnQ.is Comihabit. Baptism 255 says the mission At least one Chumash village is indicated by the name of
was founded at the site of Achoisominga, The first ten the mother of Fb 5 whose name has a -we ending that is
baptisms at San Fernando were of children between 1.5 and present on many Chumash women s names. The list of
7 years old from Achoicominga. The ages of the children villages made by Father Vicente de Santa Maria included
indicate the settlement was founded around 1792. Tapu a Chumash village.

Baptisms l, 4 and 7 were children whose father (baptism The other village near the site of the mission was apparently
206) was of Tochonanga. The mother of 7 and by name a pre-Spanish settlement.. Baptism 127 was of a person in
mother of 1 and 4 was Chemenjo of Pacoimeblt (Two danger death at the site of Passenga a short distance from
people were identified in the registers of San Fernando the mission . Hugo Reid identified Pasecg-na with San
Mission as natives of Pacoinga. It appears the village Fernando (Reid 1852 [1966]). Harrington notes: Setimo:
was abandoned at the time of or prior to the founding of The whole place of the [San Fernando] Mission was called
Achoicominga. Its name indicates that it was located along pasiknga. The rancheria of S.F. Mission was east of the
Pacoima Creek) (baptism 493) [death 1685]. Baptism 155 mission- where the packing house is now. A person from
of Momonga wife of baptism 67 of Momonga is also said there would be called pasikjvit. This is the old rancheria -
to be mother of I [sic mother native name same as given ring of Tunas there where a few old Indians lived. Patskunga
for baptism 493]. is where Rogerio [Rocha] lived.

Baptism 2 child of mother (baptism 272) of Tochonanga The village of Passenga was apparently the closest village
father =Yamar possibly baptism 1155 Yamaut of occupied during the protohistoric period to the San Fernando
Momonga Mission. The statement that the village was where the
packing house is now (1920 s?) east of the mission needs
Baptisms 6 and 10 sisters. Baptism 1797 of a child says to be checked out. It is probable that the village was at
mother Fb 6 is of Tochonanga Baptisms 314 of Mapipbit the Porter Ranch site complex (sites CA-LAn-407 to 412)
and 264 of Tubimobit were parents of baptism 47 of described by Walker near the site of the origin of the old
Passenga brother of baptism 10. San Fernando Mission aqueduct (Walker 1951:19). The
sites are apparently near the house of the Rogerio Rocha
Baptism 8 daughter of baptism 476 of Mornonga Marriage who was wrongfully evicted (Rust 1904).
497 says 8 is native of las Piedras = Momonga
Thirty-four baptisms can be identified as from Passenga.
The parents of three of the ten children have not been These baptisms are earlier than those from Mapipibit and
identified the baptisms are: Tubimobit. Baptisms from these settlements come in
Baptism 3 fa=Achiango mo = Yahuihicainan. later than Tochonanga, Momonga, and important villages
Baptism 5 fa= Cacaiche, mo= Papomihahue recruited from by San Fernando Mission immediately after
Baptism 9 fa= Chaaba, mo= Tebihua baptism of the ten children from Achoicominga. The
villages ofMapipibit and Tubimobit were tied to settlements
Marriage 7 Josef Y gnacio of the rancheria of Achoicominga. located north of the mission.
Josef Ygnacio baptism 26, son of non-Christians called
Polomono and they say Pormom at the rancheria of the
Abbreviations used in the charts on pages 4 and 5 to
mission [the Chumash west of Momonga use I and have
refer to register entries are:
nor]) Josef Ygnacio s other male relatives were baptized
F= San Fernando Mission
as natives of Mornonga.
G= San Gabriel Mission
Later baptisms of people from Achoycomaibit were of b= baptism number
m= marriage number
older people. Either these were people the missionaries
d= burial number
associated with the settlement or it had been occupied before