Shevaanga

Shevaanga or Sibagna is a former Tongva-Gabrieleño Native American settlement in Los Angeles County, California.[1] It was closely situated to the village of Toviscanga.[2] It was the original site of San Gabriel Mission established in 1771, before it was destroyed in a flood and then rebuilt at the nearby village of Toviscanga in 1776.[3]

Sibagna
Former settlement
Sibagna is located in California
Sibagna
Sibagna
Location in California
Coordinates: 34°05′50″N 118°06′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles County
Elevation
[1]
430 ft (131 m)

It lay at an elevation of 430 feet (131 m).[1] It was located near Mission San Gabriel Arcángel and the Whittier Narrows, in the San Gabriel Valley.[1]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shevaanga
  2. Handbook of American Indians north of Mexico. Volume IV, T to Z. Frederick Webb Hodge. Scituate, MA. 2003. p. 796. ISBN 978-1-58218-756-3. OCLC 961309517.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Wit, Wim de; Alexander, Christopher James (2013). Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990. Getty Publications. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-60606-128-2.


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