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Zorro
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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.
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