Miguel Antonio Otero served as the first Hispanic governor of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico, from 1897 to 1906. He published a biography in 1936 titled "The Real Billy the Kid." Otero had known the outlaw briefly and also had known the man who killed Billy in 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett.
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Miguel Antonio Otero served as the first Hispanic governor of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico, from 1897 to 1906. He published a biography in 1936 titled "The Real Billy the Kid." Otero had known the outlaw briefly and also had known the man who killed Billy in 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett.
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