While at the Mission, he learned to read and write Spanish. He began living at Mission San Luis Rey when he was about 6 years old. Little Temecula was originally granted to Pablo Apis by San Luis Rey Mission Father José María Zalvadea and Administrator José Joaquin Ortega.Īpis was born at Guajome village near Oceanside. Temecula Village was located within the borders of Little Temecula Rancho.
In the 1840s, three land grants were created in the Temecula Valley: the Temecula Rancho, the Little Temecula Rancho, and the Pauba Rancho. The village was located along Temecula Creek near what is now the Redhawk housing development (Highway 79 South). The Eviction, which took place between September 20 and September 23, 1875, stripped the Indians, known at that time as the Temecula Indians, of their homes, their livelihoods, and many of their possessions. The Eviction of the Temecula Indians is one of the most significant events in the history of the Pechanga people.
