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==== Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo====
[[File: Zorro three.png |250px|thumb|left|Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo]]
Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo is a legendary figure from the history of California. He is regarded as a folk-hero and the Robin Hood of the Old West. Joaquin Murrieta was born in Sonora, Mexico. He was a vaquero or a cowboy, and he traveled to California during the gold rush of 1849 with his young wife and brother. Joaquin Murrieta was by all accounts a hard-working family man.<ref> Alexander, Marc. "ZORRO: Behind The Mask." Américas 59, no. 1 (2007): 45</ref> He became a prospector, but he ran afoul with a group of white miners. Joaquin Murrieta’s wife was also attacked and murdered by these men. Joaquin somehow survived, and he went on to become a card dealer in a saloon. His brother joined him, and the two prospered.