Tajiguas is a location on the
Gaviota Coast
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in
Santa Barbara County
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,
California
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, which formerly was a
Native American village of the
Chumash people
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.
Historical observations
The village was situated on the
Pacific
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coast, at the site of the current Tajiguas Beach, 2 miles west of
Refugio State Beach
Refugio State Beach (Chumash: Qasil, "Beautiful") is a protected state beach park in California, United States, approximately west of Santa Barbara. One of three state parks along the Gaviota Coast, it is west of El Capitán State Beach.
T ...
. Tajiguas ... probably means 'the basket' ... 42 houses on one side, 37 on the other ... at least 400 - 800 souls ... August 1769 ... Six years later ... completely abandoned.
The settlement spanned two sides of a creek and was known to be inhabited by 400 - 800 or more people until 1769.
Six years later, it was found abandoned, and the people are believed to have been forced by war to move slightly to the east to the coastal villages of
Qasil and
Shishuchi'i'.
References
See also
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Chumash settlements
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Native American history of California
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People
* '' Jus sanguinis
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Native Americans in California
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Former Native American populated places in California
Chumash populated places
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