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Indian Slave Trade
Descending the Mojave River
Descending the
Mojave River
to the present site of Victorville,
the searchers soon found the evidence they needed; the remains of four mission Indians from San Gabriel, three from San Fernando, and
some pagan Indians, all murdered by the Mohave. Funeral services were held with ceremonies and processions before they were buried
beneath a large cross.
Moraga
and
Fray Joaquin Pasqual Nuez
renamed the place Las Animas Benditas de Atongaibit, (12) and the
Mojave River was renamed Rio de las Animas (River of the Souls or Spirits).
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![]() They retreated - defeated not by the Mohave but by the desert trail where the Mojave River sinks into the sand. |
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