Thanks, CAW. Sad to see that more progress had not been made.
Marcantilian, FWIW: that picture looks a lot more like a stereotypical rendering of a Mexican bandito than it does
a Gaucho. The sombrero looks to be more of Mexican provenance, and the blanket / pancho looks a whole lot like a blanket my wife got in Progresso about ten years ago.
I am familiar in a very personal way with the social and cultural phenomenon of Latino (mostly Latin American and Mexican heritage) males and machismo attitudes, thanks to where I live and who I know and work with ... and who I go to church with. It is disturbing to see how often this is hand waved away by people who are not exposed to the reality.
It is not a myth, but also it is
not universal.