Title:

Tiburcio Vasquez Collection

Vasquez, Tiburcio

Creator/Contributor:

Vasquez, Tiburcio, 1835-1875

1 frame with 5 photographs (3 of T. Vasquez, 1 of Sheriff John H. Adams, 1 of Abdon Leiva); 1 framed photo of T. Vasquez; 1 framed engraving of Judge D. Belden of San Jose; 1 framed photo of the Tres Pinos Hotel with label; 1 framed lock of hair of Tiburcio Vasquez; 1 piece of rope (hanging rope, ca. 2 inches); 1 photo of Tiburcio Vasquez by V. Wolfenstein of LA with biographical sketch on verso dated Los Angeles May 19, 1874; 1 page called "Criminal Record" (first term, second term); 1 page handwritten by T. V. to Rodolfo; 1 box in book shape with spine labeled "Price Book"; 1 glossy photograph "Gold Filigree necklace..."; 1 label "Lawsuit of Vasquez" dated July 2, 1874 (mounted on cardboard); 1 label "Farewell my beloved Mexicans..."; 1 rosary with medal, 1 separate medal (both are same) plus negative; 1 cravat plus negative; 10 more negatives; 1 invitation to Vasquez' execution (by Sheriff John H. Adams); 1 letter, handwritten by T.V. and dated Nov. 8, 1874; 1 Western Union telegram dated 3/12/1875; 5 business cards; Pacheco House business card; 2 envelopes with faint handwriting in pencil; slip of paper dated 3/16/1875 containing name of Padre Sanchez; card of Mrs. C.A. McClean.

Date:

1874 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca

Outlaws -- California

Executions and executioners -- California

Tres Pinos (Calif.)

San Jose (Calif.)

Tiburcio Vasquez was born Jose Jesus Lopez in Monterey in 1835, and changed his name to Tiburcio Vasquez after fleeing the scene of a fatal altercation in 1854. In subsequent years Vasquez turned to a life of banditry. Leading a gang, he was in and out of jail during a span of twenty years as he worked as large area of the southern half of California. Vasquez was hanged in San Jose on March 19, 1875, after being convicted of murder committed during a robbery in Tres Pinos.

Vasquez, Tiburcio.

Unrestricted, please credit California State Library.

print

1 manuscript box; 25 x 20 3/4 x 4 in.

English

Origin:

California

Unrestricted, please credit California State Library.