William Wolfskill
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William Wolfskill was an American-Mexican pioneer, cowboy, and agronomist in Los Angeles, California beginning in the 1830s. He had earned money for land in a decade as a fur trapper near Santa Fe, Ne
Portrait c. 1831
Puhú
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Puhú was a major residential village in the Santa Ana Mountains shared by the Tongva, Acjachemen, Payómkawichum, and Serrano near Santiago Peak. The village resided approximately 600m above sea level
William Wolfskill
…while Yount decided to go north, and the two parted company. Yount settled in the Napa Valley. In 1832, Wolfskill led the massacre of the village of Puhú by American and Mexican fur trappers. As a naturalized citizen of Mexico, Wolfskill was allowed to own land and bought a parcel where downtown Los…
The village was located in the area of Santiago Peak in the Santa Ana Mountains.
Mule deer were likely an important food source for the village.
Authorities claimed that villagers were feasting on horse flesh, a common trope used by the Spanish in Alta California of native people.