Proper noun
Melgarejo (plural Melgarejos)
A surname from Spanish.
Popular myth has it that Bolivian president Mariano Melgarejo (1864–71) traded the land for what he called "a magnificent white horse" and Acre was subsequently flooded by Brazilians, which ultimately led to confrontation and fear of war with Brazil. Source: Internet
Some stories have him confronting a crowd clamoring for Belzu with the former dictator’s corpse, shouting “Who lives now?” and the crowd dutifully replying, “Viva Melgarejo!” Source: Internet
Valentina Abril Melgarejo in front of an image of the Virgo cluster of galaxies taken at the Canadian France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). Source: Internet
Melgarejo resolved this apparent impasse by personally murdering Belzu. Source: Internet