Juyubit, California

Juyubit (also, Jujubit) was one of the largest villages[1] of 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 Cerritos.

Alternate names of the village include: Jujubit, Jutucubit, Jutucuvit, Jutubit, Jutucunga, Utucubit, Otocubit, Uchubit, Ychubit, and. Uchunga.[2]

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.[3] Death records of the San Gabriel Mission rancherias show that, between 1774 and 1787, Juyubit and its surrounding area had 26 deaths.[4] By 1840, much of Juyubit's population was absorbed into Missions San Juan Capistrano and San Gabriel.[5]

Versions of Juyubit are mentioned in the narrative legend of late 18th—early 19th century Tongvan heroine Toypurina.

References
  1. "Mapping The Tongva Villages of L.A.'s Past". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. "Tongva Villages". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. Heizer, Robert E. "The Indians of Los Angeles County" (PDF). Southwest Museum. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. "Relocations and Rebellions: Tracing San Gabriel Mission's Migrant History And Its Effects On Local Communities" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. "The Great Indian Migration — Los Angeles 1772-1840".

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