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...start, government officials had been convinced that members of the Civil Guard had been involved in the bank raid because of the terrorists' discipline, and the fact that some carried regulation machine guns. The terrorists also addressed their leaders only as "No. 1," "No. 2," or as "Mi primero" (My chief), in military parlance. The government sent the Civil Guard commander to negotiate with the terrorists and assure them that they would get "military treatment," a hint of leniency in a court-martial, if they would surrender. But there were no military men at all among the nine terrorists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: Ominous Threat a la Turca | 6/8/1981 | See Source »

...afraid of the bulls." Last week, with the horn wound in his right thigh still unhealed, Dominguin went into the ring at Bilbao for another mano a mano with boyish Antonio Ordonez, 27, his brother-in-law, in their current series to decide who is bullfighting's el primero (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Bloody Sand | 8/31/1959 | See Source »

...crackle with showmanship, and boyish Antonio Ordoñez, whose classic passes flare with the brilliance that fires aficionados into ecstasy. Each is a millionaire, but each cares more for his craft than cash. And each is fond of holding up a forefinger, smiling faintly and declaring: "Yo, el primero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPECTACLES: iQui | 8/24/1959 | See Source »

...spectacular redondos, slow, cape-twirling passes that prolonged the moment of peril, he prepared his bull for the kill. From the high-banked tiers of the arena at Málaga, Spaniards cracked out their drumfire oles. "Si!" his fans shouted at Luis Miguel Dominguin, "tú, el primero [yes, you're the best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPECTACLES: iQui | 8/24/1959 | See Source »

...style with sword and cape. Young Antonio Ordonez, 27, moved his bull closer and closer with dangerous, kneeling rodillazos. Finally the animal was slowed to a befuddled walk, drawn to the muleta as though hypnotized. Up in the stands, Ordoñez' aficionados shouted: "Si, tú el primero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPECTACLES: iQui | 8/24/1959 | See Source »

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