For who or what was Cojo Creek named?

Question

Cojo Creek (Cañada del cojo) is the boundary between the Rancho Punta de la Concepción and the Rancho Nuestra Señora del Refugio. The anchorage at the mouth of this creek was a prime smuggling spot in the Spanish era.

Cojo means lame, in the sense of having a bum leg or being an amputee.

For who or what was the creek named?

Answer 1

Cojo Creek was named for the lame chief of the Chumash Indian tribe, the first people that the Spanish met near what is now the Rancho Punta de la Concepción in August 1769.