Shevaanga
Sibagna | |
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Former settlement | |
  Sibagna Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′50″N 118°06′28″W / 34.09722°N 118.10778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| Elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
Shevaanga or Sibagna (or Sibanga)
History
The chief of the village was known as Sibavie, as it was customary for the chief of a Tongva village to adopt the name of the village followed by an -ie suffix, such as
Colonial period and decline
It was located the original site of
The village was the birthplace of an Indigenous man referred to by the Spanish as Nicolás Josè, who was publicly an early convert of the Spanish, yet privately continued to practice traditional dances and activities.[2] He participated in a failed revolt against the missions in 1779 and was instrumental in the major revolt of eight villages against the mission in 1785 along with Toypurina.[2] Josè admitted that he participated in the rebellion because the Spanish ban on dances in their villages was not tolerable.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shevaanga
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8165-3892-8.
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- ^ Reid, Hugo (1968). The Indians of Los Angeles County: Hugo Reid's Letters of 1852. Southwest Museum. pp. 9, 107.
- ISBN 978-1-60606-128-2.
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