Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta, as rightly captured in the first paragraph, was an interesting character. Aptly described as the ‘Robin hood of Mexico, he led a very controversial life. It is not known whether he lived as a bandit, or even a murderer. History did not record the way he left this world. The agreement, however, is that his was not a glorious life as depicted in the letter to the governor of. Fresno County requesting for his ‘severed’ head. To add a twist to the story, nobody in the governor’s office appeared to have heard of one Joaquin Murrieta.
The story goes that Joaquin had arrived in California, from Mexico, walking all the way with his beautiful wife. Having arrived after foreigners (refereed as gringos) had left a bad …show more content…
The writer says that so many places in California were named after the slain Mexican. Many novels, plays and melodramas were written about him, actions that thrust him into international fame. The agreement in all these pieces about Joaquin is that he must have led a very legendary life. Indeed, all these collections ended up dwarfing the various myths that existed just after his death. This has thrown historians into a state of permanent confusion as they try to separate facts from fiction. Even a book written down by an amateur historian confirms that Joaquin must have led an illustrious life leading horse gangs in the sprawling lands of California. The personal description of Joaquin also fed the perception of a man who lived large. He is described as a great lover attracting the attention of many women. He spoke at least two languages, doing so without using conflicting accents. This even caught with his corpse as the writer notes that it was made ‘pretty’.
The story of Joaquin also displays the high political stakes that paralyzed between Californians and Mexicans. Whereas, the latter agrees to the fact that they snatched the state from Mexicans, tangible reconciliation acts have never taken place. The writer says that the clergy, through Father Huerta, were keen on using Joaquin’s burial to kick start a better relationship with the Mexicans. The priest’s views are, unfortunately, not shared by the political class. The governor appeared non-committal on the exercise and ultimately, the status quo was
Joaquin Murrieta, as rightly captured in the first paragraph, was an interesting character. Aptly described as the ‘Robin hood of Mexico, he led a very controversial life. It is not known whether he lived as a bandit, or even a murderer. History did not record the way he left this world. The agreement, however, is that his was not a glorious life as depicted in the letter to the governor of. Fresno County requesting for his ‘severed’ head. To add a twist to the story, nobody in the governor’s office appeared to have heard of one Joaquin Murrieta.
The story goes that Joaquin had arrived in California, from Mexico, walking all the way with his beautiful wife. Having arrived after foreigners (refereed as gringos) had left a bad …show more content…
The writer says that so many places in California were named after the slain Mexican. Many novels, plays and melodramas were written about him, actions that thrust him into international fame. The agreement in all these pieces about Joaquin is that he must have led a very legendary life. Indeed, all these collections ended up dwarfing the various myths that existed just after his death. This has thrown historians into a state of permanent confusion as they try to separate facts from fiction. Even a book written down by an amateur historian confirms that Joaquin must have led an illustrious life leading horse gangs in the sprawling lands of California. The personal description of Joaquin also fed the perception of a man who lived large. He is described as a great lover attracting the attention of many women. He spoke at least two languages, doing so without using conflicting accents. This even caught with his corpse as the writer notes that it was made ‘pretty’.
The story of Joaquin also displays the high political stakes that paralyzed between Californians and Mexicans. Whereas, the latter agrees to the fact that they snatched the state from Mexicans, tangible reconciliation acts have never taken place. The writer says that the clergy, through Father Huerta, were keen on using Joaquin’s burial to kick start a better relationship with the Mexicans. The priest’s views are, unfortunately, not shared by the political class. The governor appeared non-committal on the exercise and ultimately, the status quo was