The first documented meeting between the Spanish and the Esselen comes from Carmel baptismal entry number 350, dated May 9, 1775. On that day,
Junipero Serra baptized a 40-year-old man, named
Pach-hepas, who was described as the chief of the territory of the
Excelen and its rancherias. The baptism took place in the village of
Xasauan. The modern name of
Cachagua, a small community in the upper Carmel River drainage is dervied from this Essalen village name.
From: A Gathering of Voices
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