LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Outlaws Ep1 - Joaquin Murrieta: “Bandit King”

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. After the Mexican-American War, a young man from Sonora, Mexico, travels to the new state of California. He brings his new bride, and they hope to help the young man's older brother establish a ranch. But the young man experiences two terrible tragedies in quick succession. In his quest for vengeance, raises a gang of outlaws. And his name, Joaquin Murrieta, is feared everywhere in California.
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[@alswann2702]

Yee haw! Finally someone covers the most famous outlaw from my neck of the woods. I actually live in Alameda, California and Jouquin roamed the hills in these parts. A nearby park is named after him. Thanks, Legends!

[@PGK357]

Good stuff 👍🏼

[@elmochomo8218]

Murrietta will always be Californias Wild West figure to me every southwestern state has one or more

[@donjohnson5172]

Damn, ten minutes in and I'm pulling for Joaquin myself.

[@randysalles2292]

There's a book by Gary Gragnani called " My search for Murrieta The Rest of the Story " its a fascinating read...I spoke with the author several years back at the Hornitos flea market, Hornitos being one of many places purportedly used as a possible hangout for Joaquin. There's some interesting stories about my great great grandfather having an association with Joaquin which were passed down to us great grandkids as my Grandfather's surname was Sanchez. In these stories we were told many tales, but the one that I remember well " among others " was from my Grandfather say Joaquin was not at Cantua Creek when he supposedly met his demise, and that my Grandfather said he believed the real Joaquin died in an old folk's home, nevertheless the stories were fascinating none the less and for anyone who's never been to the little ol gold rush town of Hornitos, I strongly recommend it for there is still alot of history there.

[@gofen8964]

“Bandit’s Moon” is a children’s novel about Joaquín Murrieta, written by Sid Fleischman, a Newbery Award-winning author

[@gofen8964]

Although in the book, the Bandit King's👑 last name spelled "Murieta"

[@oregonoutback7779]

Another excellent story. Thanks.

[@ericcrawford3453]

What can I say another excellent show from those guys at ruttin tuttun six barrel shooting black barrel! T.C.B. 🤟

[@jotech5086]

I’d love to see a black barrel rendition of how Horse Thief Canyon got its name.

[@terrioestreich4007]

Wonderful

[@larson0014]

I watched zorro, I know all about this. Ha

[@BeaverSmashing]

People are sleeping on this podcast. This should have hundreds of thousands of views, at least.

[@seankeyz5988]

Great story telling, but needs visuals in my opinion.

[@BeaverSmashing]

@seankeyz5988 It wouldn't hurt to have visuals. it just adds lots of production time to each episode. I usually listen while I'm working in the garage or driving, so I look at it as a podcast.

[@dinoegghunter4206]

awesome!!!! thanks !

[@johngarcia3960]

He buried gold in watsonville California

[@JoseGonzalez-hh7yb]

No shit so you happen to know any old school story to try to find the coordinates? I've heard a story that by 152 South of Gilroy passing O'Neal forbay by Gonzaga Rd that a Shepard found an old cave where his sheep where hiding during a rainstorm when the guy found the cave and his.sheep he stumbled upon a old cannnoe carved Joaquin Murrieta and in Spanish aki comio la major comida mi Caballo translate herey horse ate the best food Gonzaga is ony backwoods

[@Reader-Copy]

If you're going to have a serious discussion of historical fact one should start with the genealogical data published by Frank F. Latta, based on his original research in California and Mexico in the 1930s-1960s. Also, please keep in mind that Joaquin Murrieta was (and is) a very common name, thrown around in the sensationalist press mostly after his alleged death. The "Bandit King" monicker is yet another example of media sensationalism that has plagued this story for generations.

[@SierraThunder]

Juaquin Murrieta was a fictional character created by the author John Rollin Ridge, there was never a real Juaquin Murrieta. Supposedly he was killed & beheaded here in Fresno County in 1853, (well, someone WAS, but no one knows precisely who was killed & beheaded), but at that time there were a good many Mexican/American bandits in California, with a number of them using the name, "Juaquin", but the surname "Murrieta" may have just been an alias, as some of them glommed onto the Murrieta surname for the notoriety alone. However, all of the crimes attributed to a 'single' Juaquin Murrieta would have been physically impossible due to the various times & locations involved, (some of them occurring hundreds of miles apart, yet on the same day), this was at a time when travelling 20-25 miles a day on a horse was pretty extreme travel, and what few rail lines that existed didn't go all that far, nor the locomotives all that fast, (30-40mph at full throttle), plus most locomotive engines of the day had to stop & replenish the water supply in the tender about every 25-40 miles, depending on the model & size of the locomotive engine, plus the length & weight of the cars they were pulling. But until Ridge's book came out in 1854, no one had ever heard of him. Yes, Ridge had him in gangs whose members were real bandits of that time, like "Tiburcio Vasquez", "Three-Fingered Jack", "Boston Daimwood", and "Peg-Leg Smith", etc. but no one actually knows whose pickled head was really in that jar that was shown around, (even members of gangs who were supposed to have been longtime associates of Murrieta couldn't identify the head when it was shown to them with the name being witheld initially). You have to remember that in 1853, there still weren't that many people in California, so anyone looking as striking as Murriets was rumored to be would have been fairly easy to spot. I've studied California's history for years, but Murrieta is the most elusive of the bandits as not a single supposed 'biographer' can agree, on just when Murrieta was born, where he might have actually come from, or just what verified successful robberies were perpetrated by him. But he did inspire other bandits and was reputed to be strikingly handsome, which his pickled head would argue against that. He was also rumored to have buried a number of large treasures in 5 or 6 places, in different counties, which if you REALLY study bandits of the old west, you know that they couldn't spend the money fast enough.

[@stopmotionkid1041]

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