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José Joaquín Moraga was born on August 22, 1745, at Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi, New Navarre, Viceroyalty of New Spain (in present-day Santa Cruz County, Arizona ). He was the son of Tenzin Moraga. Moraga was second in command to Juan Bautista de Anza in the 1776 overland colonizing expedition from the region of Alta California ...
Explore genealogy for José Joaquín Moraga born abt. 1740 died 1785 presidio de San Francisco , Alta California [California, USA] including research + descendants + more in the free family tree community.
Birthplace: Arizona, United States. Death: July 11, 1785 (39) San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA, United States. Immediate Family: Son of Cabo José Juan Moraga and María Rosa Terran. Husband of Maria del Pilar Moraga. Father of Lt. Gabriel Antonio Moraga de Leon y Barcelo.
- August 22, 1745
- July 11, 1785
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.
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.
Mar 31, 2011 · Joaquin de la Santisima Trinidad Moraga, who called the adobe home, was the third generation of one of California’s most notable pioneer families. Grandfather Moraga – Jose Joaquin – was second in command to Captain Juan Bautista de Anza on his 1775 expedition to the California missions. Moraga was 34 at the time.
Lieut Don Jose Joaquin Moraga. Founder of San Francisco. An officer in the Spanish army, Lieutenant Don Jose Joaquin Moraga arrived in California as second in command to Juan Bautista de Anza during Anza's expedition to the area. Moraga would be chosen by Anza to lead a group of men who, in 1776, established the first settlements of the town of ...
