Arroyo Hondo - Tuqmu Village
The Historic Chumash village of Tuqmu it was located near the mouth of Arroyo Hondo. Nieghboring village descendants have trace their genealogies to Tuqmu including members from the Santa Ynez Tribe.
Several Ortega family members have been born, raised and buried at Arroyo Hondo - Tuqmu Village.
Hermogeno Ortega
Pedro Ortega
L. Vicente Ortega Ordaz
Son of Maria Soledad Ortega
Arroyo Hondo - Tuqmu Village
Silverio Konoyo spent the last years of his life at Arroyo Hondo. Described as being very old in 1855, Silverio was Santa Rosa Island Native, a fishing partner of Jose Venadero ( Hudson, Timbrook and Rempe, 1978: 178) and a member of the An'tap- Brotherhood of the Tomol. Silverio was also one of the men who took part in the disastrous voyage from Cojo to San Miguel Island around 1815. He was in one of two boats which overturned. Konoyo "means always green" ( Hudson, Timbrook and Rempe, 1978: 149).
In 1855, Silverio, Aniceto ( a Santa Barbara Indian ) , Pedro Ortega ( Aniceto's brother-in-law ) and Jose Manual construct a dugout at Arroyo Hondo ( Hudson, Timbrook and Rempe, 1978: 170 ) In 1857.
Fernnado Librado , a key Chumash consultant of John P. Harrington, is reported to have helped Pedro Ortega construct the Ortega Adobe. ( Hvolboll 1980, Bartlett 1971) .
Ortega Adobe at Arroyo Hondo
Ortega Adobe
