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Word: cedillo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Twice during his career, El Sapo was able to kill to his heart's content, quite legally. He was an army private during General Saturnino Cedillo's rebellion of 1938. "I killed Cedillistas on sight," he remembers with satisfaction. Later, when Sinarquistas (local Fascists) rioted in León, he had the pleasure of working the rioters over with a machine gun. "Blood ran that day!" he recalls proudly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Wedlock in the Cell Block | 8/31/1953 | See Source »

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