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madre : mother

magnificencia : magnificence

mal : wrong, bad, evil

mala fe : with deceiving purposes

malos : bad/ bad people

maltratado : mistreated

manda : he gives orders, he commands. Also: he sends

mandeador : one part of harness

mando : a mi mando: under my charge

manea : harness used to tight horse front legs together so it cant´t escape.

manera : mi manera: my way. Distinta manera: different way/differently

manifestado : stated

manifestose : he/she became evident

manos : hands

marcha : march

Mariano Rosas : Indian Chieff´s name and family name, both in Spanish. Evidently he adopted the family name Rosas impressed by Juan Manuel de Rosas, who had been the strong man in Argentina during more than twenty years but had been defeated several years before. The author was nephew of Rosas.

más : more

mataban : they killed

matacos : one of the animals

mayor : greatest (mayor prolijidad: greatest detail.) Also: main, important, older

mañana : tomorrow/ morning

me : to me

media : half

memorable : memorable

menos : least. Mucho menos: far from it.

Mercedes : Villa Mercedes is currently a city. Villa means small town

meses : months

mi : my

mí : me

miedos : fear

milla : mile

minan : they mine

mío : mine

mis : my

misa : mass

misionero : missionary

mismo : same

modifica : he/she/it modifies

momento : moment

momentánea : momentary

monta : value, importance

montado : mounted

montoncito : little pile

monturas : saddles

morales : moral. Fuerzas morales: moral strength

moralista : moralist

moro : dark haired horse

mortífera : deadly

motivos : cause, reasons, purpose

móvil : mobile, moving object

muchas : many

mucho : much

mudan : they move

muestra : sample. Also: he/she shows

mujeres : woman

mulas : mule

mulitas : armadillo

mundo : world

murmuración : gossip

mustios : down, withered

muy : very

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