Juan Bautista Bairoletto

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Juan Bautista Bairoletto or J.B. Vairoletto (November 11, 1894 – September 14, 1941), was an Argentine outlaw born in Santa Fe province, the son of Italian immigrants. Bailoretto fled from justice after killing a sheriff because of "lover matters" with a prostitute[http://www.noticampo.com/revista/bandidos/bairoletto02.php NotiCampo Revista > Juan Bautista Bairoletto > 2ª parte] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050518102434/http://www.noticampo.com/revista/bandidos/bairoletto02.php |date=May 18, 2005 }} in Castex, a little town in La Pampa Province. This bandit was called the "Argentine Robin Hood" or El Robin Hood criollo ("The Creole Robin Hood") and became a myth in Argentina after his death. He was shot and killed on September 14, 1941 amid a police ambush at his home in General Alvear, Mendoza, where he had settled some years before.[http://www.cuco.com.ar/bairoletto.htm Culto a Juan Bairoletto] {{in lang|es}}