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Not much is known of Moraga’s early life. His father, José Joaquin Moraga, journeyed to California with Juan Bautista de Anza’s expedition to Monterey. The elder Moraga helped to establish San Francisco and founded San Jose. The younger Moraga began military service for Spain when he was 18 years old.
Early Moraga family history in Alta California Joaquin’s grandfather, Lieutenant Don Jose (Joseph) Joaquin Moraga, only 5 feet 2 inches tall, was courageous and brave in battle, in charting unexplored lands and defending new colonies against Indian attacks. In fear of the encroachment of the English and Russians in Alta
Dec 6, 2015 · Anita was an eighth-generation Californian and a direct descendant of Ensign Lt. Jose Joaquin Moraga, who was second-in-command to California explorer, Commander Juan Bautista De Anza.
She earned her B.A. at Mills College in Economics and German Studies, her Teaching Credential and Masters in Teacher Leadership at Saint Mary's College. She began her career teaching elementary school at Rheem, then moved to Joaquin Moraga to teach 6th grade Core and 6th grade Science. She currently is teaching 6th grade Science and the EARTH ...
In June 1776, the colonists, led by Anza’s second in command, Lieutenant José Joaquin Moraga, were given permission to continue their journey to San Francisco Bay and build there the presidio and mission for which the colonists had left their homeland.
The Town of Moraga is named for José Joaquin de la Santissima Trinidad Moraga. He was the grandson of Lt. José Joaquin Moraga, who was second in command of the 1775 Anza Expedition, the founder of San Francisco’s Mission Dolores and the founder and first commandant of the Presidio. Joaquin, like his father, Gabriel Moraga and grandfather ...
Anza left Lt. José Joaquín Moraga in California to bring settlers to San Francisco to found the presidio and mission there . In 1990, Congress acknowledged the significance of the Anza expeditions by establishing the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail.
