Personal Information Surname: Moreno Given Name: José Matias Sex: M Place of Birth: Almarza, Spain Date of Birth: 05/24/1744 Order: Franciscan Place of Death: Bicuñer on the Colorado River Date of Death: 07/17/1781 Cause of Death: Killed by Yuma Indians Race or Tribe: Español Residence: Tumacácori; Caborca; Bicuñer on the Colorado River Title: Misionero (OFM); Martyred in the Yuma uprising on the Colorado River on Tuesday, July 17, 1781 Place of Service: Tumacácori; Pitiquito; Caborca Burial Place: Tubutama, reinterred at Querétaro Translation: (Spanish) Notes: He stood five feet six inches tall, was pallid and pock-marked. He excelled in his studies and could have had a university career but accepted the call for missionaries from recruiter Juan Domingo Arricivita and joined the Mission of 1769. He was at Tumacácori for about a year along with Padre Gaspar Clemente. He took part in the Mass at Tubac on January 8, 1774, that sent Juan Bautista de Anza and his explorers on their way to discover a route to Alta California. Moreno left Tumacácori early in 1775 to be stationed at Caborca. He and Padre Pedro Font constructed the church at Pitiquito. He joined Diaz, Garces, and Barreneche on the Colorado River in 1780 and was massacred there the following year. The Yumas chopped his head off with an axe.   Event Relationship [67 Records] Event ID: 1800 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/05/1774 View Document A     Event ID: 1857 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/22/1774 View Document A     Event ID: 1859 Relationship: Anointing Priest Event Date: 07/19/1774 View Document A     Event ID: 1864 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/08/1773 View Document A     Event ID: 3154 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/21/1773 View Document A     Event ID: 3231 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/01/1770 View Document A     Event ID: 3253 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/28/1773 View Document A     Event ID: 3254 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/26/1773 View Document A     Event ID: 3255 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/26/1773 View Document A     Event ID: 3433 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 04/10/1774 View Document A     Event ID: 4501 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/12/1774 View Document A     Event ID: 4502 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/12/1774 View Document A     Event ID: 4504 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/28/1774 View Document A     Event ID: 4510 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/08/1774 View Document A     Event ID: 4512 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/08/1774 View Document A     Event ID: 8601 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/22/1776 View Document A     Event ID: 8602 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/13/1777 View Document A     Event ID: 8603 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 03/02/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 8605 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/11/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 8613 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/04/1776       Event ID: 8619 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 03/28/1780       Event ID: 8620 Relationship: Recording Priest Event Date: 04/10/1780       Event ID: 8693 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/29/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 8747 Relationship: Recording Priest Event Date: 04/03/1779       Event ID: 8748 Relationship: Recording Priest Event Date: 04/03/1779       Event ID: 8749 Relationship: Recording Priest Event Date: 04/03/1779       Event ID: 8750 Relationship: Recording Priest Event Date: 04/03/1779       Event ID: 8754 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/20/1777       Event ID: 8756 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/04/1778       Event ID: 8815 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/26/1777       Event ID: 8816 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/15/1777       Event ID: 9223 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/23/1776       Event ID: 9263 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/24/1779       Event ID: 9265 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/15/1779       Event ID: 9355 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/01/1776 View Document A     Event ID: 9356 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/01/1776 View Document A     Event ID: 9357 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/01/1776 View Document A     Event ID: 9358 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/01/1776 View Document A     Event ID: 9359 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/27/1777 View Document A     Event ID: 9360 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/28/1777 View Document A B   Event ID: 9370 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/28/1777 View Document A     Event ID: 9372 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/28/1777 View Document A     Event ID: 9373 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/28/1777 View Document A     Event ID: 9374 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 05/28/1777 View Document A     Event ID: 9375 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/19/1777 View Document A     Event ID: 9379 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 10/21/1777 View Document A     Event ID: 9380 Relationship: Event Date: 01/23/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9391 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 01/20/1778 View Document A B   Event ID: 9392 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/08/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9394 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/23/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9395 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 03/05/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9396 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 04/11/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9397 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/01/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9398 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/10/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9399 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 06/16/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9400 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 07/10/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9402 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/15/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9403 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/20/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9404 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/01/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9405 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/06/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9406 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/25/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9407 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 11/29/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9408 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 12/18/1778 View Document A     Event ID: 9409 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/03/1779 View Document A     Event ID: 9444 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/10/1779       Event ID: 9445 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 02/22/1779       Event ID: 9472 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 08/03/1776

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