Word: dominguin
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Dates: during 1947-1947
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This year, at the height of his career, Manolete was drawn into a passionate squabble. Other Spanish bullfighters, jealous of the vast amounts of money Manolete made in Mexico, wanted to keep Mexican bullfighters from appearing in Spain. A young, rising matador, Luis Miguel Dominguin, led the Spanish closed-shop faction. Once he threatened to run Manolete out of the ring...
After Manolete was gored last July, some of the crowds began to turn from their idol towards Dominguin. Last week, at Linares, after watching Dominguín. perform brilliantly, Manolete made a supreme attempt to show his mastery...