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Hello everyone,

Thank you very much for your kind comments to the upgrade of the www.moragahistory.com website. Very much appreciated.

We are still trying to work out that pesky “subscribe to our WordPress blog” issue. Hopefully, we will have an RSS feed or something else working soon.

We have also received some great photos and suggested updates on information on the site. 

Gerry Hamor provided information and a photo on a plaque located north of Ventura, California recognizing the Rancho La Cañada Larga Mexican land-grant  to Gabriel Moraga’s second wife, Joaquina Alvarado de Moraga. Gerry is a descendent of the Gabriel Moraga family line.

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Following the death of Gabriel Moraga, his second wife, Joaquina Alvarado de Moraga, petitioned the Mexican government and was granted on 30 Jan. 1841 a total of 6,559 acres of land in the area known as La Cañada Larga north of the city of Ventura. Photo courtesy of Gerry Hamor.

Following the death of Gabriel Moraga, his second wife, Joaquina Alvarado de Moraga, petitioned the Mexican government and was granted on 30 Jan. 1841 a total of 6,559 acres of land in the area known as La Cañada Larga north of the city of Ventura. Photo courtesy of Gerry Hamor.

He also provided updated information on the connection between the Camarillo and Moraga family so check out the “San Francisco Branch” page.

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Lance Beeson, a descendent of Joseph Juaquin Moraga, provided a photo of his Great-Great-Great-Grandmother Gomacinda Moraga, and information on the Facebook page, Los Arribeños de San Francisco, on the traditional “Fandango at the Moraga Adobe” in Northern California.

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Photo by Gomacinda de Los Santos Moraga, daughter of Jose de Jesus Moraga, grand daughter of Joaquin Trinadad De La Santisma Moraga, great-granddaugter of Gabriel Moraga and great-great granddaughter of Josef Joaquin Moraga. Photo courtesy of Lance Beeson.

Photo by Gomacinda de Los Santos Moraga, daughter of Jose de Jesus Moraga, grand daughter of Joaquin Trinadad De La Santisma Moraga, great-granddaugter of Gabriel Moraga and great-great granddaughter of Joseph Joaquin Moraga. Photo courtesy of Lance Beeson.

Lance also provided us with photos from his recent visit to Spain, including a visit to el Palacio – Casa de los Moraga, which was donated by Dona Marta de Moraga as a rectory to the Convent of Santa Maria de Jesus in Cáceres, Extremadura. The house, which is now a center of Extremaduran arts and crafts, can be seen today with an inscription outside reading  “Casa de Nuestra Senora y Pobres Que Fue de los Moraga.”

You can also click on the image below to see a short slideshow.

The Casa de Moraga in Caceras, Extremada, Spain. To the left is the shield Benito Moraga y Nidos. That on the right is the shield of his wife, Doña Maria de Carvajal. Photo courtesy of Lance Beeson.

The Casa de Moraga in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. To the left is the shield Benito Moraga y Nidos. That on the right is the shield of his wife, Doña Maria de Carvajal. Photo courtesy of Lance Beeson.

Thanks again for all your contributions. Very much appreciated… Frank M.