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José Joaquín de la Santísima Trinidad Moraga (22 August 1745 – 13 July 1785), usually simply known as José Joaquín Moraga, was a Spanish colonial expeditionary and soldier who founded San Jose, California, in 1777.
Joaquin Moraga’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.
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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.
José Joaquin Moraga, also known as José Joaquín de la Santísima Trinidad Moraga, was second in command of the Anza expedition in 1776 from Sonora to Northern California. Moraga was responsible for helping to find locations for the San Francisco Presidio and Mission Delores. He served as comandante of the San Francisco Presidio.
Joaquin Moraga’s grandfather, Lieutenant José Joaquin Moraga (1746-1785), was second in command in the De Anza Expedition of 1775, and the founder of the San Franciso Presidio, which served as a fort.
De Anza’s lieutenant, Jose Joaquin Moraga, was tasked with establishing the Presidio at San Francisco. Jose Joaquin Moraga died on July 13, 1785 at age 44. His son Gabriel Antonio Moraga also pursued a military career, which involved exploring much of northern and central Alta California.
Anza's lieutenant, Jose Joaquin Moraga, they built an adobe quadrangle and living quarters, and dedicated the Presidio de San Francisco on September 17,1776. An addi tional 13-gun battery was completed in 1794 to defend the bay's entrance. These presidial forces represented the northern most expansion of Spanish rule in America. Mexican Years ...
