José Joaquin Jimeno


Father José Joaquin Jimeno was a Spanish missionary to the Americas.
Father Jimeno is known to have traveled with Father Mariano Payeras to San Jacinto, a distant rancho of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in September 1821. He also appears in an 1836 sketch of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. From 1838 to 1844 he held the position of Presidente of the California mission chain and of Vicáreo Foraneo to the bishop.