A 65-mile horseback ride in the Central Valley honors Gold Rush-era outlaw Joaquin Murrieta — who was branded a “notorious bandit” by some, but is “El Patrio,” the patriot, to others.
“For us Mexican horsemen, he is like our hero,” says one rider.
The three-day event is a celebration of community, but this year immigration raids are keeping some people at home.
Clara Harter is a breaking news reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she covered politics and education for the L.A. Daily News. She majored in political science and Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University.
Carlin Stiehl received his bachelor’s degree in film and television with a concentration in marine sciences from Boston University, where he specialized in narrative documentary storytelling, and is completing his master’s at Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication. Previously, he worked in media production in Ethiopia, the Chesapeake Bay Program, MLive, the Boston Globe and for the Los Angeles Times.
Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.
