FIRST -- Indian burial at Mission San Gabriel the Archangel, San Gabriel CA
N 34° 05.817 W 118° 06.400
11S E 397915 N 3773457
The grave of Antonio, a Tongva Indian buried in what is now the Franciscan and Claretian Cemetery inside the Mission walls at Mission San Gabriel
Waymark Code: WMQWD1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2016
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The tombstone of Antonio, a native Tongva Indian living at Mission San Gabriel, who became the first Indian buried in what is still used today as the cemetery for the priests who tend the Mission.
His tombstne reads as follows:
"In memory of Antonio
First Indian buried in the cemetery
October 20, 1778
R I P"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 10/20/1778
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