🗡️ Meet Tiburcio Vasquez: California’s most misunderstood legend.

In a time when Mexican-Americans were losing everything, this educated, poetry-writing rebel became their hero. For 23 years, he outsmarted the law, escaped prison 3 times, and redistributed wealth Robin Hood style. They called him bandido. His people called him salvador (savior).
“History calls me a bandit; my people call me a patriot.” – Tiburcio Vasquez, 1875
Sometimes the most powerful stories are the ones they tried to erase. But this one? It’s still echoing through California’s hills. 🏔️