Mate Cocido (outlaw)
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David Segundo Peralta (3 March 1897– possibly 7 January 1940), also known as Mate Cosido, a nickname given to him because of a scar on his forehead, was a notorious Argentine outlaw, train and bank robber, and rural bandit in north-eastern Argentina.
Biography
He was born on 3 March 1897 in Monteros, Tucumán Province, Argentina.[1]
On 7 January 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]
References
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120701070418/http://www.diagonalurbana.com.ar/leyendas/mate_cocido.html
- http://www.lagazeta.com.ar/matecosido.htm
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