Mate Cocido (outlaw)

David Segundo Peralta

David Segundo David Peralta, also known as Mate Cocido (after the infusion of the same name), born in 1897 in Monteros, Tucumán Province,^[1] was a redoubtable Argentine outlaw robber of trains, banks and rural bandit in north-eastern Argentina. In January 1940, he was shot in the hip by armed guards while collecting the ransom from the kidnapping of a rancher in Villa Berthet, Chaco province. He was never seen again, and is believed that he died from his wounds.

Popular culture

A Leon Gieco's song^[2] about the rural bandits in Argentina tells part of his story.

References

1. ^ NotiCampo Revista > Mate Cocido > 1ª parte(Spanish)
2. ^ Bandidos Rurales(Spanish)

• Hitler in the Jungle - 1941 article from Time

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Name	Mate Cocido
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Date of birth	1897
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