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...Punta's owners, Francisco ("Paco") and Jose ("Pepe") Madrazo, are scions of one of the clans that flourished in the days of Porfirio Diaz. They have lived serenely through the social upheaval that started in 1910. Within the 100 miles of fence that shields them from the new world, Don Paco and Don Pepe have saved and cherished much...
Coyotes & Pumas. Don Paco and Don Pepe always wear the classic skin-tight suits of Andalusian gentry when they ride out to see their stock, and the jingle of Spanish spurs accompanies them. The animals themselves represent La Punta's greatest tie to Spanish tradition. About 2,000 are pure-bred descendants of the big, black Parladé, of the noble bull blood of famed Vistahermosa farm, and his harem of 50 black Vistahermosa cows that the Madrazos brought from Spain...
Luis Bello, the experienced matador, gradually becomes aware of the power of the bulls and afraid of their horns. His wariness makes him a poor fighter. A fine contrast is created between Luis and his younger brother, Pepe, a new matador who is eager to fight and does not know of fear. The spirit of the fight eventually returns to Luis and drives out the fear, but the reader is left with a vivid impression of the power of sharp horns...
Bello had not been in a rage, he might not have demanded that the impresario get the finest bulls in Mexico for him and his brother Pepe to fight...
...general gnawed a stalk of cane. He spat out a wad, and with it his requiescat on the Caribbean Legion: "That damned legion is out of action, anyway. They couldn't get any more dough from Tio Pepe [Uncle Joe] Stalin, I guess . . . That Costa Rican business was just a guerra de galleticas [cookie war] to keep [President] Figueres [of Costa Rica] in power...