Zorro (novel) Zorro (novel) Zorro is a 2005 novel by Chilean author Isabel Allende. Its subject is the pulp hero Diego de la Vega, better known as El Zorro (The Fox), who was featured in an early 20th-century novel. The novel takes the form of a biography and was the first origin story for this legendary character. In terms of material, it is a prequel to Johnston McCulley's 1919 novella "The Curse of Capistrano," which first featured the character of Zorro. The story incorporates details from a variety of works that have featured the pulp hero, including the 1998 film "The Mask
Gonzalo García Zorro whom García Zorro had helped to kill. Knowledge of the life of García Zorro comes from the works "Elegías de varones ilustres de Indias" (1589) and "El Carnero" (1638), by Juan de Castellanos and Juan Rodríguez Freyle respectively. Gonzalo García Zorro was born around 1500 in Guadalcanal, at the border between Extremadura and Seville. His parents were Teresa González de Sancha and Diego Alonso El Zorro. Gonzalo García Zorro had a brother, Antonio, and a sister. García Zorro joined the expedition led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada from Santa Marta towards the Muisca Confederation in April 1536 as a cavalry