Nacaugna (also Nakaugna and Nicaugna) is a former
Tongva
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-Gabrieleño settlement located in
Downey, California
Downey is a city located in Southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. It is considered part of the Gateway Cities. The city is the birthplace of the Apollo space program and Taco Bell. It is ...
at what was once
Rancho Santa Gertrudes or
Carpenter's Ranch. The village was referred to in
San Gabriel Mission records after villagers were brought to the mission to be baptized and used for their labor to work the mission grounds.
It was located in close proximity to the mission and likely declined quickly after it was founded. The village was located downstream from the village of
Sejat.
See also
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Toviscagna
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Tongva populated places
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Tongva language
The Tongva language (also known as Gabrielino, Gabrieleño, or Kizh) is an extinct and revitalizing Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Tongva, a Native American people who have lived in and around modern-day Los Angeles for centuries. It has n ...
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California mission clash of cultures
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Ranchos in California
References
Former settlements in Los Angeles County, California
Former populated places in California
Tongva populated places
Former Native American populated places in California
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