Father
José Joaquin Jimeno (1804 – 1856) 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.