biography
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Passatore, the
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popular name of Stefano Pelloni
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pronunciation:
[pasatohray]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1824–51)
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| biography:
| Bandit, born in Boncellino di Bagnacavallo, Emilia-Romagna, E Italy. A former ferryman, he escaped from jail and formed a gang of bandits. For three years they wreaked havoc in Romagna, robbing and plundering, and he was eventually killed in a shoot-out. Popular tradition has transformed him into a romantic hero. |
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