Puhú

"[1] The nearby Tongva village of Pamajam was located near Puhú in a meadow in a small valley with a body of water and marsh, or cinega, with a view of the Channel Islands.

[2][3][5] San Gabriel Mission records referred to Christian converts of this village as Pamaibit, which was derived from the word pa'ajvar, meaning "above.

The village had trade connections with the San Joaquin Valley, Great Basin, and Colorado River regions.

[1] By 1810, the village was becoming closer to private ranch allotments, such as Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, given out by Spanish colonial authorities.

[10] The claim that villagers were consuming horse flesh has been identified as a common trope promoted by Spanish colonial authorities, particularly in the Alta California region.

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. [ 1 ]