Word: paracutin
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Dates: during 1943-1943
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...Fakir was the most exciting thing seen in Mexico since a poor farmer's field at Paracutin split wide open and disgorged a little volcano. A lively row had sprung up between two powerful newspapers, El Universal and Novedades, over whether El Fakir's crucifixion was sacrilege. Universal, which sponsored El Fakir's show, finally overcame objections by getting from Archbishop Luis Martínez a statement: "I have nothing to say about this spectacle . . . because it is nothing that has to do with religion." Religious or not, many awed Mexicans gave El Fakir medals...
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