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Kosa'aay
Kosa'aay was a Kumeyaay village in what is now Old Town, San Diego. Etymology In the Kumeyaay language, Kosa’aay translates to “drying out place”. During Spanish settlement, the name was Hispanicized to Cosoy. Population The village was made up of thirty to forty families. Settlement The families in this settlement lived in pyramid-shaped housing structures that were supported by a freshwater spring, wetland vegetation and riparian vegetation along the hillsides. The village provided food and water for the Portolá expedition in 1769 as the crew of the ''San Carlos'' and ''San Antonio'' were dying of scurvy and thirst. Lieut. Miguel Costansó, Miguel Costanso described being guided by the Kumeyaay to the village as ''"they arrived on the banks of a river hemmed in on either bank by a fringe of willows and cottonwoods, very leafy...within a musket-shot from the river they discovered a town or village of the same Indians who were guiding our men. It was composed of various h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosa'aay Spring Enlarged
Kosa'aay was a Kumeyaay village in what is now Old Town, San Diego. Etymology In the Kumeyaay language, Kosa’aay translates to “drying out place”. During Spanish settlement, the name was Hispanicized to Cosoy. Population The village was made up of thirty to forty families. Settlement The families in this settlement lived in pyramid-shaped housing structures that were supported by a freshwater spring, wetland vegetation and riparian vegetation along the hillsides. The village provided food and water for the Portolá expedition in 1769 as the crew of the ''San Carlos'' and ''San Antonio'' were dying of scurvy and thirst. Lieut. Miguel Costanso described being guided by the Kumeyaay to the village as ''"they arrived on the banks of a river hemmed in on either bank by a fringe of willows and cottonwoods, very leafy...within a musket-shot from the river they discovered a town or village of the same Indians who were guiding our men. It was composed of various huts of pyramidal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
