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The title character carries an unread copy of Don Quixote in his saddlebag and is killed for burning some meaningless land deeds. In this novel, Tomás (*) Arroyo succeedes in getting onto the Mirandas'  property by fooling Harriet Winslow, as the title character arrives looking for Pancho Villa. For 10  points— name this Carlos Fuentes novel about the possible Mexican death of Ambrose Bierce.
The title character carries an unread copy of Don Quixote in his saddlebag and is killed for burning some meaningless land deeds.
The Old Gringo or El gringo viejo