Mocuachem, or alternatively spelled Mukwa'shish, Mocuache, Mocuachame, and Moquache,
was a
Payómkawichum village in
San Diego County, California
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. At least 12 people were baptized by Spanish missionaries from the village as an act of
Christian conversion
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carried out primarily at
Mission San Juan Capistrano
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.
The village was located in the
Las Pulgas area,
within the
Camp Pendleton
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Papa One training area, along with the village site of
Chacape, 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).
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.
References
Former Native American populated places in California
History of San Diego County, California
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