Cahuenga (; also Cabeugna, Kowanga, Kawengha and Cabuenga) or "place of the hill" is a former Tongva people, Tongva and Tataviam people, Tataviam (''Fernandeño - Gabrieleño'') Native American settlement in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California.
Its precise location is unknown.
It was located near the Mission San Fernando Rey de España.
The name was used for the historic Mexican Ranchos of California, land grant Rancho Cahuenga.
The name survives in Cahuenga Pass between the Valley and Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Cahuenga Boulevard, and Campo de Cahuenga in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, Studio City, California, where the Treaty of Cahuenga was signed.
In a 2019 map, the village was placed near the Valley Village, Los Angeles, Valley Village neighborhood in Los Angeles.
See also
*Tongva people, Tongva
*Tataviam people, Tataviam
*Tongva language
*California mission clash of cultures
*Ranchos of California
*Spanish missions in California
*:Tongva populated places, Tongva populated places
References
Tongva
Former Native American populated places in California
Native American populated places
Former populated places in California
Former settlements in Los Angeles County, California
San Fernando Valley
Tongva populated places
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