But a walk through Hornitos certainly helps to imagine the world he lived in, bringing visitors about as close as you can come to California’s past.

The annual All Souls Day celebration — marking Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead — returned Tuesday night to the historic former Mexican mining town of Hornitos in the rolling foothills ...

Reporting from Hornitos, Calif ... Sometimes tourists detour on their way to Yosemite for a glimpse of California history, like the crumbling remnants of Domingo Ghirardelli’s first shop ...

HORNITOS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday rooted in the Catholic faith. Hundreds of people of all beliefs and backgrounds made the trip from all over the state to take ...

A collection of marigolds, luminarias and fruits painted a picturesque setting at the old Hornitos cemetery Sunday ... the Mexican Robin Hood during the California Gold Rush.

The annual All Souls Day celebration — marking Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead — returned Tuesday night to the historic former Mexican mining town of Hornitos in the rolling foothills ...