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Zorro

by Isabel Allende

First published 2005

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Diego de la Vega is born in Alta California to a Spanish landowner and a mother of mixed Indigenous ancestry. Raised between cultures, he learns horsemanship, survival and the injustices imposed by colonial officials before travelling to Spain for education.

The Peninsular War and political repression shape the skills and disguise he eventually carries home as Zorro. Allende’s origin story turns the legendary masked hero into a product of mission California, European revolution and divided loyalties, combining frontier adventure with resistance to abusive authority.

Historical Periods

Alta California under Spanish and Mexican Rule1769–1848 CE

Genres

Exploration & Survival Fiction Romance Western & Frontier Fiction

Historical people

Napoleon1769–1821

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