Everything about Gabriel Moraga totally explained
Spanish army officer
Gabriel Moraga was one of the first Europeans to explore
California's Great Central Valley (1806 -1808). As the first explorer, he became the source of many of the place names in the region, including
San Joaquin,
Sacramento, the
Merced River, which he named
El Río de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (The River of Our Lady of Mercy), the
Kings River, which he named
Río de los Santos Reyes (River of the Holy Kings) and
Merced,
Mariposa, and
Calaveras. He named the
Calaveras River after skulls found there.
Mariposa was named from the swarms of butterflies.
Moraga led armies of Spanish soldiers through the valley and displaced local Native American groups.
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