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...as the islands of Santa Catalina and San Clemente; they were named after the Franciscan mission San Gabriel Arcángel (and thus have sometimes been called San Gabrielinos). The second group, Fernandino (Fernandeño, or San Fernandinos), named after the mission San Fernando Rey de España, occupied areas in and around the San Fernando Valley and seacoast. A third, apparently...
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