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Bullfighter Manolete killed in ring...
Bullfighter Manolete killed in ring...
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August 29, 1947
THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, August 29, 1947
* Manolete gored and killed - bullfighter
* Manual Laureano Rodriguez Sanchez
* Miura bull Islero - bullfighting
This 40 page newspaper has a two column heading on page 11 that reads: "Spain's Idol of Bull Fighting Bows in Death to Ring Foe". Early, same day 1st report coverage on the goring and death of Spain's most famous bullfighter, Manolete. See photos for text here.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in very nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez (4 July 1917 – 28 August 1947), better known as Manolete, was a Spanish bullfighter.
He rose to prominence shortly after the Spanish Civil War and is considered by some to be the greatest bullfighter of all time. His style was sober and serious, with few concessions to the gallery, and he excelled at the 'suerte de matar'—the kill. Manolete's contribution to bullfighting included being able to stand very still while passing the bull close to his body and, rather than giving the passes separately, he was able to remain in one spot and link four or five consecutive passes together into compact series. He popularized a pass with the muleta called the "Manoletina," which is normally given just before entering to kill with the sword. In addition to all of the major bullrings of Spain, he had very important triumphs in Plaza Mexico. He died following a goring in the right upper leg as he killed the fifth bull of the day, the Miura bull Islero, an event that left Spain in a state of shock.
Manolete received his fatal goring in the town of Linares where he appeared alongside the up-and-coming matador Luis Miguel Dominguín, who, after Manolete's death, proclaimed himself to be number one. In response to Manolete's death, General Francisco Franco, then dictator of Spain, ordered three days of "national mourning", during which only funeral dirges were heard on the radio.
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