With drawn six-guns, Tiburcio Vasquez rode rampant across early California to become one of the Golden State’s most colorful desperados. Vasquez was second only to Joaquin Murrieta of Gold Rush infamy, yet to many he has become a California folk hero. The passing of time has woven the myth and reality of Vasquez’s lawless exploits together. Some see him as a common bandit, while others glorify him as a revolutionary Robin Hood, a native Californio who fought against the Anglo invasio
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