<P> Zorro ( Spanish for `` fox '' ) is the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega , a fictional character created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley . He is a Californio living in Los Angeles during the era of Mexican California ( between 1821 and 1846 ) , although some movie adaptations of Zorro 's story have placed him during the earlier Spanish rule . </P>
<P> Zorro ( Spanish for `` fox '' ) is the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega , a fictional character created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley . He is a Californio living in Los Angeles during the era of Mexican California ( between 1821 and 1846 ) , although some movie adaptations of Zorro 's story have placed him during the earlier Spanish rule . </P>
where did the story of zorro come from
where did the story of zorro come from
Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley