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Moitozo Park
Location	San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°24′21″N 121°56′29″W / 37.4058°N 121.9415°W / 37.4058; -121.9415
Area	6.3 acres (2.5 ha)

Moitozo Park is a park in San Jose, California, located in the Rincon district of North San Jose.

History

Moitozo Park was laid out and dedicated in 2003.

The park is named after the Moitozo family, a long-established Portuguese-American family of San Jose, of Azorean origin, which had owned much of the land in the area since the 1920s.

Location

Moitozo Park is a large alameda (tree-lined park) in North San Jose's Rincon district, located on North 1st Street and Río Robles.

It is located within walking distance of the River Oaks station and Tasman station on the VTA light rail.

See also

• North San Jose

References

1. City of San José Parks & Recreation: Moitozo Park
2. Silicon Valley Business Journal - North San Jose's newest park tries to be pedestrian-friendly
3. Google Books: The Portuguese in San Jose (page 125)
4. Google Books: The Portuguese in San Leandro (page 30)

External links

• Moitozo Park at City of San José Parks & Recreation

• Parks in San Jose, California