PECOS BILL

[Folklore] A legendary cowboy culture hero of the American West, and the Argentine. Pecos Bill taught the cowboys everything they know, including their songs and their oaths. He even taught the bronchos how to buck. Other feats are also attributed to him, such as the invention of the six-shooter and the Western movies. He is even said to have dug the Rio Grande. Legend has it that he was weaned on moonshine liquor and that he died from drinking nitroglycerine.