Toviscanga
Former Tongva village located at Mission San Gabriel
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Toviscanga was a former Tongva village now located at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in San Gabriel, California. Alternative spellings for the village include Tobiscanga. The name of Tuvasak was the Payómkawichum name for the village. The village was closely situated to the village of Sibagna.
In 1771, the original site of Mission San Gabriel was constructed near the village. However, a flash flood destroyed this building, which caused the Spanish missionaries to relocate it to the village of Toviscanga in 1776. This was similar to how Mission San Juan Capistrano was built less than sixty yards from the village of Acjacheme in 1776.
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