Gauchito Gil was Argentina’s Robin Hood (photos)
LEGEND has it that ‘Gauchito Gil’ was an outlaw in the 1800s who stole form the rich and gave to the poor. Legend has it that Gaunchito Gil performed miracles and had a direct line to God, and that he saved the life of his executioner’s son after his own death. Gil, nee Antonio Mamerto Gil Nunez, was executed on Jan. 8, 1878. On the anniversary of his death, tens of thousands of people visit his shrine in Mercedes to leave offerings and ask for favours. In Merry Olde England Robin Hood also stole from the rich and gave to the poor. He got a whole load of TV mini series and is remembered by Hoodies in shopping precincts throughout the land…
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Men ride their horse towards the sanctuary of the legendary figure 'Gauchito Gil,' to mark the anniversary of death, near Mercedes, in Argentina's Corrientes state, Sunday Jan. 8, 2012. 'Gauchito Gil' is part of Argentina's popular culture. He was an 1800's outlaw who became a mystical symbol of bravery; stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Born Antonio Mamerto Gil Nunez in Corrientes in the 1840's he was executed on Jan. 8, 1878. Every year more than 100,000 people visit his sanctuary on the date of his death, to leave offerings and ask for favors at the shrine where he was allegedly executed. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Posted: 8th, January 2012 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
