Antonio Correa Cotto (1916 – 1952) was the first outlaw to gain legendary status in Puerto Rico.

Shortly thereafter, he made his way to a sector of Ponce called "Villa Olga", where he murdered 10 people.

They placed a bounty on his head of $10,000 ($126,639 in 2023 dollars[5]), either dead or alive, which was a first in the crime annals of Puerto Rico.

On May 16,1952, the police was alerted that Correa Cotto was living on a farm in Hacienda Barrancas on the outskirts of the City of Ponce.

The police set fire to the sugar cane fields which surrounded Correa Cotto's hideout.

Under the orders of Captain Luis M. Pérez, the police opened fire on Correa Cotto, killing him.