Life & Adventures of Joaquin Murrieta, Ireneo Paz, 1937, Californio Bandit, HCDJ

by Ireneo Paz

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Life & Adventures of Joaquin Murrieta Ireneo Paz 1937 Originally published in Spanish in 1904, this is a retelling of the life of the legendary 19th-century California outlaw from a Mexican perspective. The author is the grandfather of Octavio Paz, the 1990 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Translated by Frances P. Belle Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo (sometimes misspelled Murieta or Murietta) (c. 1829 – July 25, 1853), also called the Robin Hood of the West or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a Mexican figure of disputed historicity. ... Legends subsequently arose about a notorious outlaw in California during the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, but evidence for a historical Murrieta is scarce. Contemporary documents record testimony in 1852 concerning a minor horse thief of that name. Newspapers reported a bandido named Joaquin, who robbed and killed several people during the same time. A California Ranger named Harry Love was assigned to track down Murrieta and was said to have brought his head in for the bounty. The popular legend of Joaquin Murrieta was that he was a forty-niner, a gold miner and a vaquero (cowboy) from Sonora. His brother was hanged and Murrieta was horse-whipped. His young wife was raped, and in one version, she died in Murrieta's arms. Swearing revenge, he hunted down the men who had violated her. He embarked on a short but violent career to kill his Anglo tormentors. The state of California offered a reward up to $5,000 for Murrieta, "dead or

• Publisher: The Charles T. Powner Co.
• Year: 1937
• Condition: Very Good

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