Example sentences for: murrieta

How can you use “murrieta” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • At the University of California in Berkeley, a Chicano cooperative student house first established in 1970 is named Casa Joaquín Murrieta after this famous folk hero.

  • Chicanos have taken the legend of Joaquín Murrieta seriously and identify with his heroic exploits of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.

  • In doubting the details of the Murrieta legend, researchers go back to Ridge’s version, which some say was based on newspaper stories about the various bandits named Joaquín.

  • The legend of Joaquín Murrieta is the romantic story of a handsome Mexican highwayman, considered a bandit by history but a great folk hero by Chicanos.

  • In Chicano oral tradition, stories about La Llorona, the Blue Lady, or Joaquín Murrieta can properly be called legends and almost always tell a story the audience wants to believe.


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