Juyubit
Juyubit (also, Jujubit) was one of the largest villages[1] of the Tongva people. The village was located at the foot of the West Coyote Hills at the confluence of the Coyote and La Cañada Verde creeks, in present-day Buena Park and Cerritos. It was one of the largest villages in Tovaangar.[2] Alternate names of the village include: Jujubit, Jutucubit, Jutucuvit, Jutubit, Jutucunga, Utucubit, Otocubit, Uchubit, Ychubit, and Uchunga.[3]
Juyubit | |
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Former settlement | |
  Juyubit Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′5″N 118°2′0″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles County |
Colonization
Records from the San Fernando and San Gabriel missions record 347 baptisms from Juyubit between 1774 and 1804. However, because of incorrect and/or inaccurate village naming records, more Juyubit villagers may have been baptized at these missions.[4] Villagers from involved in the 1785 revolt on Mission San Gabriel led by Toypurina, a medicine woman from the village of Jaichivit.[5]
One woman from Juyubit, Eulalia María, was baptized at the age of six and became a godmother as an adult. She died in 1818.[6]
By 1840, much of Juyubit's population was absorbed into Missions San Juan Capistrano and San Gabriel.[7]
Legacy
Versions of Juyubit are mentioned in the narrative legend of the late 18th—early 19th century Tongvan heroine Toypurina.
References
- "Mapping The Tongva Villages of L.A.'s Past". Los Angeles Times. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- Akins, Damon B. (2021). We are the land : a history of Native California. William J., Jr. Bauer. Oakland, California. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-520-28049-6. OCLC 1176314767.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Tongva Villages". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- Heizer, Robert E. "The Indians of Los Angeles County" (PDF). Southwest Museum. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- Reassessing revitalization movements : perspectives from North America and the Pacific Islands. Michael Eugene Harkin, American Anthropological Association. Meeting. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 2004. p. 7. ISBN 0-585-49966-7. OCLC 54669648.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Pérez, Erika (2018). Colonial intimacies : interethnic kinship, sexuality, and marriage in Southern California, 1769-1885. Norman. pp. 86–88. ISBN 978-0-8061-6083-2. OCLC 1020173046.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "The Great Indian Migration — Los Angeles 1772-1840". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20.
See also
- Toypurina
- Gabrielino traditional narratives
- Zorro, novel by Isabel Allende with Toypurnia
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