Garibaldi, with his cowboy's poncho, red shirt and the black ostrich feathers in his wide hat […]

It was a gringo in a poncho. It was not really accurate to his suits worn today, but Julia would understand the symbolism that he was adapting to the culture and expectations while far away from home.

[…] spreading over my bedding an indian-rubber poncho to exclude the rain.

I […] took my seat between Juan and Ambrosio, protected from the rain by an India-rubber poncho.

1857, Solomon Nunes Carvalho, Incidents of Travel and Adventure in the Far West, p. 48 (1857), p. 48 (1858):

I found it necessary while doing guard to cover myself with my India-rubber poncho, to prevent my clothes from becoming saturated with water.

The following list of articles is deemed a sufficient outfit for one man upon a three months’ expedition, viz.: […] 1 gutta percha poncho

[…] when near the old church in Manchester he was run against by a man whom he supposed to be a drunken man, who was dressed in a poncho overcoat.

It is about the size of the rubber poncho used in the United States, […]

If you have to hike all day in a poncho, your pants will be wet thigh-high before long (never mind how fast you'll get wet if you have to go through wet brush or grass).

Poncho

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