His ancestors have lived in California for a hundred years or two. Steinbeck gives a description of a paisano, who according to Steinbeck speaks English with a paisano accent, and Spanish with a paisano accent: "He is a mixture of Spanish, Indian, Mexican and assorted Caucasian bloods. Soft-hearted, unquestioningly loyal to one another, and in complete disregard of social conventions and expectations, the gutsy paisanos of Tortilla Flat cheerfully reside in a world of idyllic poverty. "Above a town of Monterey on the California coast lies the shabby district of Tortilla Flat, inhabited by a loose gang of jobless locals of Mexican descent (who typically claim Spanish descent) whose riotous adventures are compared by Steinbeck to the exploits of the Knights of King Arthur. Wikipedia gives a brief synopsis of the plot: Tortilla Flat, written in 1935, took place in the area where this plaque is placed. Nobel Laureate, John Steinbeck, was fond of using the the area around Monterey and Salinas for the scenes of his novels.
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