**Zé do Telhado: from bandit and murderer to romantic and chivalrous hero worthy of a movie.**
Portugal has some romantic heroes, but few are as outstanding as Zé do Telhado, a bandit from the first half of the 19th century who, after being in the army and having fought in the Patuleia Revolt (where he saved the life of General Sá da Bandeira, who gave him the medal of the Tower-and-Sword, for...