Mate Cocido (outlaw)

David Segundo Peralta (March 3, 1897–January 7, 1940), also known as Mate Cosido, a nickname given to him because of a scar on his forehead, was a redoubtable Argentine outlaw, train and bank robber, and rural bandit in north-eastern Argentina.

Biography

He was born on March 3, 1897 in Monteros, Tucumán Province, Argentina.^[1]

On January 7, 1940, he was shot in the hip by Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina while collecting the ransom from the kidnapping of a rancher in Villa Berthet, Chaco province. He was never seen again, and it is believed that he died from his wounds.^[2]

Popular culture

A Leon Gieco's song^[3] about the rural bandits in Argentina tells part of his story.

References

^ Canaletti, Ricardo. "Mate Cosido: un bandido entre la leyenda y el misterio" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 January 2012.
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^ Bandidos Rurales(in Spanish)

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[1] Canaletti, Ricardo. "Mate Cosido: un bandido entre la leyenda y el misterio" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 January 2012.

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[3] Bandidos Rurales(in Spanish)

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