Juan de Moraga

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ²⁵⁰
In a document from the Spanish Archives of New Mexico written, or dictated, by Antonia de Moraga [ONMF: 79 & 224], wife of Cristóbal Martín Serrano [ONMF: 73 & 224], she mentioned her grandfather, Diego de Moraga [ONMF: 79]. This confirms that her father, Juan de Moraga [ONMF: 79 & 378], married with María Montaño [ONMF: 76 & 378], was a son of Diego de Moraga.

Antonia de Moraga died on 5 August 1729 and was buried at Santa Cruz de la Cañada. Her burial record gives her age as 80, indicating she was born circa 1649.

Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel

Source: SANM I: 49; AASF: Roll #39: Santa Cruz, Burials 1726-1859.

Juan married María Montaño, daughter of Lucas Montaño and Sebastiana López de García. (María Montaño was born in Las Salinas, Nuevo Méjico.)