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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 ...
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 San...
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On June 27, 1776 the colonists under the command of Lieutenant José Joaquin Moraga arrived along the shore of Laguna Dolores, near what is now Albion and Camp Streets in the Mission District. Two Franciscan padres, Fray Francisco Palóu and Fray Benito Cambón, accompanied them.
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.
Mar 31, 2011 · 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. Leaving from Tubac – present day Arizona – in September 29, 1775, the group of soldiers and colonists covered 1,500 miles before reaching Monterey.
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. Brother of Teniente José Ignacio Moraga.
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.
