Mate Cocido (outlaw)

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

^ Canaletti, Ricardo. "Mate Cosido: un bandido entre la leyenda y el misterio" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 January 2012.
^ "Indefectiblemente Nacional". www.indefnacional.com.ar. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.