Juan Moreira

F. Cyrus Sarmadi recommends Sarmiento's Facundo & suggests that "it’s loosely based on the life story of Juan Moreira:

Juan Moreira is one of the most important figures in the popular history of Argentina. His life was laden with the violence and injustice which typified the unfair treatment received by the gauchos, treatment which led to his death. His skull and some personal belongings can be seen at Juan Domingo Perón Museum. The night of his death was fictionalized by Jorge Luis Borges in a short story, "La noche de los dones."