The Kumeyaay, also known as 'Iipai-Tiipai or by the historical Spanish name Diegueño, is a tribe of Indigenous people who live at the northern border of Baja California in Mexico and the southern bord
Engraving by Arthur Carl Victor Schott, Sorony & Co., 1857
Location of the Kumeyaay village of Kosa'aay in yellow.
A Historical Photograph of Kumeyaay Natives by Matilda Cox Stevenson
Kumeyaay were displaced to construct El Capitan Reservoir
Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was the second Franciscan-founded mission in the Californias, a province of New Spain. Located in present-day San Diego, California, it was founded on July 16, 176
Kumeyaay
…to the Kumeyaay village of Cosoy (Kosa'aay) to recover and resupply. After their recovery, the Spanish established a presidio over the village and the Misión San Diego de Alcalá, incorporating the village into the settlement of San Diego. In 1769, under the Spanish Mission system, bands living near Misión San Diego de Alcalá…
The church façade of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
Plaque of Mission San Diego de Alcala
Mission San Diego de Alcalá as it stood circa 1900. Note the missing Campanario, and the exposed church, which fell into disrepair.