Nacaugna, California

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} '''Nacaugna''' (also '''Nakaugna''' and '''Nicaugna''') is a former Tongva-Gabrieleño settlement located in Downey, California at what was once Rancho Santa Gertrudes or Carpenter's Ranch. The village was referred to in San Gabriel Mission records after villagers were brought to the mission to be baptized and used for their labor to work the mission grounds.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hodge |first=Frederick Webb |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UOwpAQAAMAAJ |title=Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico: N-Z |date=1912 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=5, 439 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Community History |url=https://www.libertyplaza.org/community-history |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=libertyplaza |language=en}}</ref> It was located in close proximity to the mission and likely declined quickly after it was founded. The village was located downstream from the village of Sejat.<ref name=":0" />

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Category:Former settlements in Los Angeles County, California Category:Former populated places in California Category:Tongva populated places Category:Former Native American populated places in California