Zorro (novel) young man left California and was educated in Spain, before returning to don the Zorro mask. A speculative attempt to fuse together these disparate accounts is found in the on-line article "Legacy of the Fox". A young adult novel, "Young Zorro: The Iron Brand", was published at around the same time as Allende's novel. It was written by young adult author and illustrator Jan Adkins, a technical advisor for Allende's story. It is the story of how Spanish Alta California, Pueblo de Los Angeles, and the Californio vaquero heritage at the beginning of the 19th century shaped fifteen-year-old Diego de
Zorro "Zorro l'indomptable" in France, "Zorro – Der blutrote Adler" in Germany, "Zorro – den blodrøde ørn" in Denmark and "Zorro – veripunainen kotka" in Finland. The main character is played by Robert Livingston, who would then play the actual Zorro in the movie "The Bold Caballero", also released in 1936. The Masked Rider, the primary mascot of Texas Tech University, is similar to Zorro. Originally called "Ghost Rider", it was an unofficial mascot appearing in a few games in 1936 and then became the official mascot with the 1954 Gator Bowl. Being one of the earliest examples of a fictional