Joaquin Valenzuela (1810-1858), alias "Joaquin Ocomorenia" or "Nacamereno,", a Californio, was was reputed to be one of the Five Joaquins Gang until 1853 when it was broken up after the death of Joaquin Murrieta. Valenzuela subsequently became a confederate of the Jack Powers Gang.
Joaquin Valezuala was born in 1810. In 1839, at age 29, he was living in Los Angeles. From 1846 to 1847 he was the juez de campo at San Gabriel. [1]
During the Mexican American War, Joaquin Valenzuela joined the 1846 Californio revolt by Flores against the American occupation. serving as a leader of a detachment that went north to join the army under Manuel Castro that was to harass and delay the advance of Fremonts army from Monterey to the south. This detachment fought in the Battle of Natividad and "exasperated at the heavy loss of some 15 or 20 which they had sustained, they had started south with the avowed intention of killing every American they found." They captured several Americans near San Luis Obispo, including, William A. Streeter, Francis Zeba Branch, and Capt. William Dana. [2]
After hearing of Valenzuela's threat to kill all the Americans he found Castro had hurried forward to prevent him from carrying it into execution. Castro ordered Valenzuela to let Branch and Dana go free to protect their families, giving them passports to allow them to move freely with his permission. The remainder stayed with Castro on his return to Los Angeles, Streeter was left at his home in Santa Barbara. [2]
Later Valenzuala lived for a time in Santa Barbara in 1850. [1] From Streeter we know he had also been there for some time before the war and had been successfully treated by Streeter for a dangerous medical condition that had threatened his life. [2]
Joaquin Valenzuala was was reputed to have joined the the Five Joaquins Gang of Joaquin Murrietta becoming known also as "Joaquin Ocomorenia". Under these names he subsequently hunted by the California Rangers.
Joaquin Valenzuala remained with the gang until 1853 when it was broken up after the death of Joaquin Murrieta. Valenzuela subsequently became a confederate of the Jack Powers Gang, led by Jack Powers in Santa Barbara County and his associate Pio Linares in San Luis Obispo County, stealing cattle and involved in the robberies and murders of victims and witnesses to these crimes.
He claimed that he had dropped out of the gangs activities in 1857.Cite error: There are <ref>
tags on this page without content in them (see the
help page). In 1858 he was living with his wife and working at the
Rancho Emigido for
David W. Alexander. He was known there by the nickname of Nacamereno.
[3] There he was found by one of the posses of the
San Luis Obispo Vigilance Commmittee looking for members of the Jack Powers Gang that had murdered three men and kidnapped a woman at the
Rancho San Juan Capistrano del Camote.
.
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Valenzuela (Antonio), at Sta B. before '37, wife Maria Ant. Felix; grantee of land at S. Juan Cap. '41. iv. 626; land at S. Gabriel '43. iv. 637; at S. Gabriel '46.
V. (Desiderio and Dolores), at Los Ang. '46-8.
V. (Estanislao), soldier of the S.F. comp. '27-31; at Los Ang. '46.
V. (Felipe and Francisco), at Los Ang. '46.
V. (Gaspar), zanjero at Los Ang. '44. iv. 633; resid. '39-48.
V. (Ignacio), invat Sta B, '32, wife Felipa Fernandez, child Juana.
V. (Ignacio), named in '46. v. 162.
V. (Joaquin), at Los Ang. '39, age 29; at S. Gab. '46-7 as juez de campo. v. 628; at Sta B. '50.
V. (Jos‚), at Los Ang. '46.
V. (Jos‚ Maria), at Los Ang. '15. ii. 350; soldier at Sta B. '32; alcalde at Sta B. '35. iii. 654; maj. at Sta B. mission '38. iii. 656-7; admin. at Purisima '38-41. iii. 666; iv. 648; still at Sta B. '51. His wife was Josefa Cota, with 4 children before '37.
V. (Jos‚ Sabas), at Los Ang. '46.
V. (Luis), soldier at Sta B. '32, wife Josefa Rocha; at Los Ang. '46-8.
V. (Manuel), soldier of Sta B. 1799; settled at Los Ang. 1800. ii. 349.
V. (Manuel), corp. at Mont. '36, age 22.
V. (M ), juez de campo at Los Ang. '38. iii. 636; still there '48.
V. (Pedro), settler at Los Ang. 1798. ii. 350; at Los Ang. '46; d. S. Juan Cap. '68.
V. (Prospero), owner of land at S. Gab. '43. iv. 637.
V. (Ramon), at Los Ang. '46-8.
V. (Salvador), ranchero at Sta B. '45.
V. (Secundino), at Los Ang. '39-46.
V. (Segundo), settler at Los Ang. 1800-19. ii. 349, 354.
The following account of the capture and lynching of Joaquin Valenzuela is from the substance of a series of letters written by Walter Murray, a leader of the vigilantes of San Luis Obispo to the San Francisco Bulletin during the month of June 1858, and recorded in Myron Angel's book The History of San Luis Obispo County:
The Los Angeles Clamor Publico gave an account of the lynching of Joaquin Valenzuela in San Luis Obispo county, translated in the Daily Alta California, 14 June 1858:
In reply to the accusations of El Clamor Publico Walter Murray wrote,
Joaquin Valenzuela (1810-1858), alias "Joaquin Ocomorenia" or "Nacamereno,", a Californio, was was reputed to be one of the Five Joaquins Gang until 1853 when it was broken up after the death of Joaquin Murrieta. Valenzuela subsequently became a confederate of the Jack Powers Gang.
Joaquin Valezuala was born in 1810. In 1839, at age 29, he was living in Los Angeles. From 1846 to 1847 he was the juez de campo at San Gabriel. [1]
During the Mexican American War, Joaquin Valenzuela joined the 1846 Californio revolt by Flores against the American occupation. serving as a leader of a detachment that went north to join the army under Manuel Castro that was to harass and delay the advance of Fremonts army from Monterey to the south. This detachment fought in the Battle of Natividad and "exasperated at the heavy loss of some 15 or 20 which they had sustained, they had started south with the avowed intention of killing every American they found." They captured several Americans near San Luis Obispo, including, William A. Streeter, Francis Zeba Branch, and Capt. William Dana. [2]
After hearing of Valenzuela's threat to kill all the Americans he found Castro had hurried forward to prevent him from carrying it into execution. Castro ordered Valenzuela to let Branch and Dana go free to protect their families, giving them passports to allow them to move freely with his permission. The remainder stayed with Castro on his return to Los Angeles, Streeter was left at his home in Santa Barbara. [2]
Later Valenzuala lived for a time in Santa Barbara in 1850. [1] From Streeter we know he had also been there for some time before the war and had been successfully treated by Streeter for a dangerous medical condition that had threatened his life. [2]
Joaquin Valenzuala was was reputed to have joined the the Five Joaquins Gang of Joaquin Murrietta becoming known also as "Joaquin Ocomorenia". Under these names he subsequently hunted by the California Rangers.
Joaquin Valenzuala remained with the gang until 1853 when it was broken up after the death of Joaquin Murrieta. Valenzuela subsequently became a confederate of the Jack Powers Gang, led by Jack Powers in Santa Barbara County and his associate Pio Linares in San Luis Obispo County, stealing cattle and involved in the robberies and murders of victims and witnesses to these crimes.
He claimed that he had dropped out of the gangs activities in 1857.Cite error: There are <ref>
tags on this page without content in them (see the
help page). In 1858 he was living with his wife and working at the
Rancho Emigido for
David W. Alexander. He was known there by the nickname of Nacamereno.
[3] There he was found by one of the posses of the
San Luis Obispo Vigilance Commmittee looking for members of the Jack Powers Gang that had murdered three men and kidnapped a woman at the
Rancho San Juan Capistrano del Camote.
.
DEFAULTSORT:Valenzuela, Joaquin}} Category:1858 deaths]] Category:Criminals from California]] Category:Californios]] Category:Outlaws of the American Old West]]
Valenzuela (Antonio), at Sta B. before '37, wife Maria Ant. Felix; grantee of land at S. Juan Cap. '41. iv. 626; land at S. Gabriel '43. iv. 637; at S. Gabriel '46.
V. (Desiderio and Dolores), at Los Ang. '46-8.
V. (Estanislao), soldier of the S.F. comp. '27-31; at Los Ang. '46.
V. (Felipe and Francisco), at Los Ang. '46.
V. (Gaspar), zanjero at Los Ang. '44. iv. 633; resid. '39-48.
V. (Ignacio), invat Sta B, '32, wife Felipa Fernandez, child Juana.
V. (Ignacio), named in '46. v. 162.
V. (Joaquin), at Los Ang. '39, age 29; at S. Gab. '46-7 as juez de campo. v. 628; at Sta B. '50.
V. (Jos‚), at Los Ang. '46.
V. (Jos‚ Maria), at Los Ang. '15. ii. 350; soldier at Sta B. '32; alcalde at Sta B. '35. iii. 654; maj. at Sta B. mission '38. iii. 656-7; admin. at Purisima '38-41. iii. 666; iv. 648; still at Sta B. '51. His wife was Josefa Cota, with 4 children before '37.
V. (Jos‚ Sabas), at Los Ang. '46.
V. (Luis), soldier at Sta B. '32, wife Josefa Rocha; at Los Ang. '46-8.
V. (Manuel), soldier of Sta B. 1799; settled at Los Ang. 1800. ii. 349.
V. (Manuel), corp. at Mont. '36, age 22.
V. (M ), juez de campo at Los Ang. '38. iii. 636; still there '48.
V. (Pedro), settler at Los Ang. 1798. ii. 350; at Los Ang. '46; d. S. Juan Cap. '68.
V. (Prospero), owner of land at S. Gab. '43. iv. 637.
V. (Ramon), at Los Ang. '46-8.
V. (Salvador), ranchero at Sta B. '45.
V. (Secundino), at Los Ang. '39-46.
V. (Segundo), settler at Los Ang. 1800-19. ii. 349, 354.
The following account of the capture and lynching of Joaquin Valenzuela is from the substance of a series of letters written by Walter Murray, a leader of the vigilantes of San Luis Obispo to the San Francisco Bulletin during the month of June 1858, and recorded in Myron Angel's book The History of San Luis Obispo County:
The Los Angeles Clamor Publico gave an account of the lynching of Joaquin Valenzuela in San Luis Obispo county, translated in the Daily Alta California, 14 June 1858:
In reply to the accusations of El Clamor Publico Walter Murray wrote,