Mate Cocido (outlaw) explained

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]

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120701070418/http://www.diagonalurbana.com.ar/leyendas/mate_cocido.html
• http://www.lagazeta.com.ar/matecosido.htm

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mate Cosido: un bandido entre la leyenda y el misterio . Canaletti . Ricardo . https://web.archive.org/web/20120129121036/http://www.elortiba.org/pdf/mate_cosido.pdf/ . 29 January 2012 . es.
2. Web site: Indefectiblemente Nacional . www.indefnacional.com.ar . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20121230055237/http://www.indefnacional.com.ar/2011/06/david-segundo-peralta-mate-cosido.html/ . 30 December 2012 . dead.