 | Notorious outlaw Joaquin Murrieta was killed in 1853 by a posse of bounty hunters, led by Captain Harry Love. Love was seeking a $1,000 governor’s reward from the California state legislature for his capture, dead or alive. Love came away with his head and the hand of his chief lieutenant, Manuel Garcia, aka “Three-fingered Jack.” The reward paid, the pickled head and hand went on tour. |  |
 | After his death, there were tales of buried treasure in various parts of the state, mostly in Northern California surrounding gold country. A dime novel of Murrieta was published in 1854, and books that followed decades later were based on that account, romanticized Murrieta. He was portrayed as an aggrieved figure, wronged by the American invaders into California. His crimes were ones of revenge and he became legend.  |  |
No comments:
Post a Comment