Ceegenga Explained

Ceegenga was a Tongva village that was one of the closest located to San Fernando Mission at the time of its establishment by the Spanish in the late eighteenth century,^{[1] [2]} possibly in the Granada Hills area.^[3] Six baptisms from the village were recorded at the mission from 1797 to 1802.^[4]

A possible alternative spelling for the village may have been Sesebenga^[5] or Sasabenga. The village was closely situated to the Tongva village of Momonga near the Chumash nation.

References

1. Book: Survey, University of California, Los Angeles Archaeological . Annual Report - Archaeological Survey . 1966 . Department of Anthropology, University of California . 144 . en.
2. Book: Southern California Quarterly . 1997 . Historical Society of Southern California. . 253 . en.
3. Web site: Villages TONGVA PEOPLE . 2023-04-21 . en-US.
4. Book: McLendon, Sally . Cultural Affiliation and Lineal Descent of Chumash Peoples in the Channel Islands and the Santa Monica Mountains: Final Report . 1999 . National Park Service . 11 . en.
5. John R. . Johnson . June 2006 . Ethnohistoric Overview for the Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park Cultural Resources Inventory Project . Southern Service Center: State of California Department of Parks and Recreation . 15.