Was Zorro a real man, or a myth?

Zorro is a mythical character believed to be inspired by Mexican Joaquin Murrieta (b. 1829), whose life was fictionalized in a novel in 1854. read more

The next man was Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ( 1753-1810 ), a priest who was able to get crowds to follow him by the thousands, and was the first to be publicly called Zorro, but died by firing squad a few years later. read more

Zorro In Old California, Eclipse Books ISBN 978-0-913035-12-2; Zorro The Complete Classic Adventures By Alex Toth. Volume One, Image Comics 1998. ISBN 9781582400143; Zorro The Complete Classic Adventures By Alex Toth. Volume Two, Image Comics 1998. ISBN 978-1582400273; Zorro The Dailies – The First Year By Don McGregor, Thomas Yeates. Image Comics 2001. read more