It is known that one Brazilian (a former Ragamuffin officer) was castrated and had his ears cut off after he was killed, a common practice among gauchos (Bormann 1907, pp.  215).
ファラーポス戦争（英語版）の士官だったブラジル人1人が去勢され、死後に耳を切り落とされたが、これはガウチョの間では慣習となっていた（Bormann 1907, pp.  215）。