Toypurina biography of christopher

Native American medicine woman (1761–1799)

Toypurina
Born	1760 (1760) Jachivit Village
Died	May 22, 1799(1799-05-22) (aged 38–39) Mission San Juan Bautista
Nationality
Other names	Regina Josefa
Occupation	Medicine woman
Spouse	Manuel Montero
Children	Cesario Juana de Dios Maria Clementina

Toypurina (1760–1799)^[1] was a Kizh^[2][3] indian medicine woman from the Jachivit village.^[4] She is notable for her opposition to the colonial rule by Spanish missionaries in California, and for her part in the planned 1785 rebellion against the Mission San Gabriel.

She recruited six of the eight villages whose men participated in the attack.

1785 rebellion

The causes of the San Gabriel rebellion were complex. The rebellion originated from both the Gabrielino people's frustration at the Spanish mission's imposition on their traditional territory, as well as their oppressive r