Of the Joaquins named by the bill of the California state legislature, three were actual leaders in the gang, two others were only members. •
Joaquin Murrieta, a
Sonoran, was the head of this group of bandit bands. •
Joaquin Ocomorenia, the alias used by Jesus Valenzuela, was the cousin of Murrieta. Jesus Valenzuela was a member of the gang, not a leader. A garbled form of his alias,
Joaquin Ocomorenia became known to the State Legislature and was put on the list of the Five Joaquins. •
Joaquin Valenzuela, Ocomorenia's brother, leader of his own gang, in charge of gathering and organizing the droves of the gang's horses. Additionally he drove them south for the trade in horses from California to Sonora. •
Joaquin Botellier, according to the state of California listed as one of the Five Joaquins, was actually Joaquin Botellas, a Sonoran, who became an active member of Murrieta's personal band of the Gang. • Joaquin Carrillo, the younger brother of Jesus Carrillo and Murrieta's stepbrother. He operated the Murrieta rancho in
Cañada Molina Vallejo with Murrieta's brother-in-law Vincente Jesus Féliz. ==Mass media depictions==