gaucho

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The tale is believed to be based on the life of the gaucho Antonio Mamerto Gil Núñez, though little is known about his life.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

There is even rural “gauchopunk” complete with gaucho androids dreaming of electric emus, conjured by Argentine writer Michel Nieva in a tongue-in-cheek reference to Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023

It was brought to Argentina's sprawling plains, or pampas, by British immigrants in the late 1800s, where it found a home alongside the South American country's iconic gaucho cowboys.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2022

Sorority sisters wearing skirts and gaucho hats worked as greeters.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2021

The gaucho born to the life is of the very best class of riders.

From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by Spears, John R.