Putuidem
Putuidem (Acjachemen: "belly" or "the navel"), alternative spelling Putiidhem or Putuidhem, was a large native village of the Acjachemen people, also known as Juaneño since their relocation to Mission San Juan Capistrano. Putuidem was a mother village, a community that spawned other villages of the tribe.
Putuidem | |
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Village | |
Putuidem Location of the former village in California | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′08″N 117°40′05″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| City | San Juan Capistrano |
| Time zone | UTC-8 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 |
| ZIP | 92675 |
| Area code | 949 |
The site is situated in what is currently San Juan Capistrano, California just off Interstate 5, about a mile north of the mission. It is now buried underneath the sports field and performing arts center of Junipero Serra Catholic High School, which began construction with approval from the city in 2003 after protest and lawsuits to preserve it.
In 2021, the Putuidem Village Park was opened in the city to commemorate the village.
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