mogollon/ˌmoʊɡəˈjoʊn/EtymologyBorrowed from Spanish Mogollón. The culture's name derives from the Mogollon Mountains, in which they lived, which in turn were named after Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon. The surname is mostly found in Venezuela.nameA surname from Spanish.nounA member of a pre-Columbian culture that existed from 300 CE to 1300 CE in the desert of present day Arizona.