Agua Caliente Indian Tribe History

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Agua Caliente (Span.: warm water). A small Shoshonean division on the head waters of San Luis Rey r., s. Cal, forming one linguistic group with the Kawia, Luiseno, and Juaneño. Villages: Gupa and Wilakal. The people of Wilakal are included in Los Coyotes res. (see Pachawal). By decision of the U. S. Supreme Court the title of the Indians in the other village and in several small Diegueño rancherias, collectively better known as "Warner's Ranch Indians," was disproved, and under act of Congress of May 27, 1902, a tract was added to Pala res., and these and neighboring Indians were removed thereto in 1903 (Ind. Aff. Reps., 1902, 1903). At that time they aggregated about 300.

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Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906