and from where its origin ?
2007-02-01 09:15:23 · 3 answers · asked by Hector the Trojan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The character of Zorro was a fictional character, but he was based upon several Robin-Hood-like characters from history; most notably, Joaquin Murietta, who was known as the Robin Hood of El Dorado who lived in California from 1850 to 1853.
2007-02-01 11:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zorro (sometimes with the definite article: El Zorro), Spanish for Fox, is the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega (originally Don Diego Vega), a fictional nobleman and master swordsman living in Spanish-era California. He defends the people, Robin Hood-style, from the corrupt tyranny of the Spanish governor, proving himself much too cunning and foxlike for the bumbling authorities to catch. He was created by pulp writer Johnston McCulley, and first made his appearance in The Curse of Capistrano, serialized in the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly in 1919.
2007-02-01 18:05:06 · answer #2 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It was based on a book called "The curse of capistrano'. Not sure who the author was.
2007-02-01 18:36:57 · answer #3 · answered by Tori M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋