The
word “cajon” means “box,” in Spanish.
And, that word certainly describes some of the isolated canyons
here. “Cajon” also formed part of the name that was
officially given to the area by Padre Joaquin Pascual Nuez in his 1819 diaries:
ex-Caxon de San Gabriel de Amuscopiabit. “Amuscopiabit” was the name of the
Native American settlement that was located in the area.
However,
military governor Pedro Fages may have been the first white man to travel
though the Cajon Pass. The year was 1772,
and Fages was chasing some Spanish Army deserters.
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