Bullfighter Manolete killed in 1947....
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1947
* Manolete gored & killed - bullfighter
* Manual Laureano Rodriguez Sanchez
* Miura bull Islero - bullfighting
* Funeral & burial
Page 12 has a one column heading: "Matador Manolete Burid With Honors" (see) See image for text here.
Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Background: The death of Manolete marked the end of an era and fundamentally altered the cultural and psychological landscape of post-Civil War Spain. As the nation’s ultimate cultural icon during a dark period of economic hardship and international isolation, Manolete embodied the stoic resilience, tragic dignity, and strict discipline that the Francoist regime promoted, making his sudden demise a profound collective trauma for a grieving public. His fatal encounter with the Miura bull Islero transformed him from a mere sports celebrity into an immortal myth, cementing the "Manoletismo" style—characterized by dangerous, statuesque proximity to the bull—as the definitive standard of modern bullfighting. Furthermore, the tragedy forever elevated the dread surrounding the Miura lineage, turning the name "Islero" into a lasting Spanish idiom for an unexpected agent of doom, and ensuring that August 1947 would be remembered as the moment bullfighting lost its most transcendent figure.
* Manolete gored & killed - bullfighter
* Manual Laureano Rodriguez Sanchez
* Miura bull Islero - bullfighting
* Funeral & burial
Page 12 has a one column heading: "Matador Manolete Burid With Honors" (see) See image for text here.
Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Background: The death of Manolete marked the end of an era and fundamentally altered the cultural and psychological landscape of post-Civil War Spain. As the nation’s ultimate cultural icon during a dark period of economic hardship and international isolation, Manolete embodied the stoic resilience, tragic dignity, and strict discipline that the Francoist regime promoted, making his sudden demise a profound collective trauma for a grieving public. His fatal encounter with the Miura bull Islero transformed him from a mere sports celebrity into an immortal myth, cementing the "Manoletismo" style—characterized by dangerous, statuesque proximity to the bull—as the definitive standard of modern bullfighting. Furthermore, the tragedy forever elevated the dread surrounding the Miura lineage, turning the name "Islero" into a lasting Spanish idiom for an unexpected agent of doom, and ensuring that August 1947 would be remembered as the moment bullfighting lost its most transcendent figure.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$48
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