Who Are The Santa Fe Ring In Billy The Kid? Real Life Secret Society Explained

Much of the conflict in the Billy the Kid season 2 premiere is centered around the self-interest of the mysterious Santa Fe Ring. Billy the Kid season 1 covered several aspects of Billy’s early years before he became an infamous gunslinger and outlaw. Only years after the end of the Civil War, Billy traveled with his family from New York City, where he is presumed to have been born, to Indiana and Kansas where he spent most of his childhood. After the death of his mother which left him an orphan, Billy headed West where he spent a great deal of time in Lincoln County, New Mexico.