Guachama Rancheria

Kaawchama (Hispanicized to Guachama), alternatively referred to as Wa’aachnga ("plenty to eat"),[1][2] was a significant Tongva village in the San Bernardino Valley located in what is now west Redlands, California.

[4][5] The Mohave Trail connected Kaawchama to a vast trade network that extended from villages in southern California to the Colorado River.

"[3] In 1810, approximately one-thousand Mohave raiders traveled through the village, initially with plans to attack Mission San Gabriel.

A number of other rancherias were scattered about the valley, each bearing a name significant of the place it was situated.

[3]It was believed by some authorities that after 1812, many of the Guachama, who were associated with the Tongva people, "migrated back to Los Angeles," which opened the settlement to be occupied by the Cahuilla and Serrano.

[13][14][15][16] In 1933, the site was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.95), listed as Guachama Rancheria, on March 29, 1933.

The San Bernardino de Sena Estancia 's "bell wall" was designed after the campanario at Mission San Antonio de Pala
Drawing of San Bernardino, 1852